Archibald Campbell (April 27, 1845 – January 5, 1913)Archibald Campbell, Howell Family Genealogy Pages
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politician. Born in Howard Township, Kent County,

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. His father was from Argyleshire,

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, and his mother a native of Oneida County, New York. Campbell was educated at the Public and High Schools of Kent. A miller, he was for several years member of the Council of Chatham which he represented in the County Council. He was first elected to the

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for the electoral district of

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in the 1887 general elections. A

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, he was unseated but re-elected in a May 1888 by-election and elected again in the general elections of 1891 and

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. Shortly thereafter he relocated to

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, where he owned a milling company. As one of the town's major employers, Campbell was instrumental in getting the town a customs house so that local businesses (including his own) could clear their railway imports without having to go to downtown

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. Despite this credential, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the electoral district of

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in the general elections of 1900, but he was elected in a 1902 by-election upon the death of Nathaniel Clarke Wallace. He was elected in

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for

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. In 1907, he was called to the

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representing the

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of Toronto West, Ontario on the advice of

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. He served until his death in 1913.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Archibald 1845 births 1913 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario