William L. Campbell
(July 1919 – April 9, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He represented the
electoral district
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of
Colchester North in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (formerly Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia), is a moderate political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically as ...
.
Born in 1919 at
Norfolk County, Ontario
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, Campbell served in the
Canadian Armed Forces
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from 1939 to 1968.
He entered Nova Scotia provincial politics in the
1978 election, defeating the Liberal incumbent from
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
, Floyd Tucker in the new Colchester North riding.
In the
1981 election, Campbell was defeated by Liberal
Ed Lorraine
Edward F. Lorraine (April 15, 1928 – June 18, 2008) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984, and 1988 to 1999. He was a member of ...
by 11 votes. Following his defeat, Campbell was appointed Nova Scotia's ombudsman, taking over on January 1, 1982.
Campbell died on April 9, 2003, at the age of 83.
References
1919 births
2003 deaths
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
People from Colchester County
People from Norfolk County, Ontario
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