# General Lord Edward Campion — A Man Could Stand Up— character guide

> General Lord Edward Campion in A Man Could Stand Up— by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ted, Campion, old Campion, General Campion

**First appearance:** 0001-a-man-could-stand-up

## Snapshot

Tietjens' godfather-in-law and a commanding general whose admiration for his subordinate is fatally entangled with his susceptibility to Sylvia's version of events.

## Who they are

Campion is a superb regular soldier and a political force, the kind of man whose reorganisation of an army is impeccable and whose personal judgments are not. He dresses Tietjens down in a communication trench on what may be Sylvia's word, then handsomely takes it back while quietly denying him the decoration and command that would have restored him. He matters because he embodies the establishment that Tietjens serves and that Sylvia can bend, and because his favor is as dangerous as his displeasure.

## Relationships

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

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General Campion is a family friend and senior officer who interacts with Sylvia in a polite but wary social manner.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

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General Campion is a family friend to Valentine's family, maintaining a polite and protective social relationship.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_social_

General Campion is a family friend and senior officer who interacts with Sylvia in a polite but wary social manner.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_social_

General Campion is a family friend to Valentine's family, maintaining a polite and protective social relationship.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-ii)

Mentioned in Tietjens' thoughts as a radiant figure who quoted poetry; Tietjens imagines him marrying Sylvia after his death.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-vi)

Confronts Tietjens in the trench, insults him, and orders him to fall out; takes over the Army on Monday.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

Reflected upon by Tietjens; his actions and possible adultery with Sylvia considered.

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