John Archibald Campbell (April 19, 1872 – November 26, 1963) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the

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and then in the

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from 1917 to 1921 as a member of the Unionist Party. Campbell was born in

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, the son of John M. Campbell and Mary McLagon, and moved to Manitoba with his family in 1880, settling to

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. He was educated at Manitoba College, and received a

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degree in 1900. He worked as a barrister in

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, and was principal of schools in

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for five years. In religion, Campbell was a

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. He served on the town council and school board for Dauphin. In 1919, he married Elsie M. Thompson. He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the 1903 provincial election, and lost to

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candidate

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by 141 votes in Dauphin. He ran again in the 1907 election, and defeated new Conservative opponent James G. Harvey 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 1910 election, losing to Harvey by 53 votes. He sought a return to the legislature in the 1914 election, but lost to Conservative candidate

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by sixty votes in the neighbouring constituency of Ste. Rose. From 1916 to 1917, he was Commissioner for Northern Manitoba. He was elected to the House of Commons for the riding of

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in 1917. In 1919, he was named

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. He served again as Commissioner for Northern Manitoba from 1921 to 1924. Campbell died in

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at the age of 91.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, John A. (Manitoba politician) 1872 births 1963 deaths Canadian Baptists Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Canadian King's Counsel