John A. Campbell (Manitoba politician)

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John Archibald Campbell

QC (April 19, 1872 – November 26, 1963[1]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party and then in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a member of the Unionist Party
.

Campbell was born in

Baptist. He served on the town council and school board for Dauphin.[3]

In 1919, he married Elsie M. Thompson.[3]

He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the

Dauphin. He ran again in the 1907 election, and defeated new Conservative opponent James G. Harvey[1]
by 121 votes. The Conservative Party won the election, and Campbell served as an opposition member for the next three years.

Campbell was defeated in the

Ste. Rose
.

From 1916 to 1917, he was Commissioner for Northern Manitoba.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons for the riding of Nelson in 1917.[4]

In 1919, he was named King's Counsel.[2] He served again as Commissioner for Northern Manitoba from 1921 to 1924.[5]

Campbell died in Brandon at the age of 91.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1896182712
    . Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d McCrea, Walter Jackson (1925). "Pioneers and prominent people in Manitoba". p. 153. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ John Archibald Campbell – Parliament of Canada biography
  5. ^ a b "John Archibald Campbell (1872-1963)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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