George Glover Campbell (2 March 1887 – 3 September 1967) was an

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politician who represented the Electoral district of Hamilton from 1950 till 1959 for the Labor Party.

Early life

Born in

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to parents Isaac Campbell, a grocer, and Susannah Patterson, Campbell Jr arrived in

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in 1905. He lived at

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and worked in Sydney harbour shipyards. He moved to

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in 1907, and was employed in State Dockyard at Walsh Island. He remained at the dockyards until being employed in parliament.

Political career

Campbell was President of

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branch and of

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state electorate council for some years. He was an Alderman on Merewether council. He contested the hard Labor seat of Electoral district of Hamilton at the 1950 state election and won. Campbell subsequently won re-election at the 1953, and 1956 state elections but lost pre-selection to Robert McCartney at the 1959 State election., Campbell resigned from the Labor Party in 1959 in protest and never rejoined.

Death

Campbell died on . He is buried at

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Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, George Glover 1887 births 1967 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from Barrow-in-Furness Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians