Minnie Julia Beatrice Campbell OBE (June 18, 1862 – November 3, 1952) was a Canadian
clubwoman
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, lecturer, and editor, a leader in the
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
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(IODE).
Early life
Minnie Julia Beatrice Buck was born in
Palermo, Ontario
Palermo, founded as Hagartown, is a former village in Halton County, Ontario, Canada which has been amalgamated into the town of Oakville.
The village was located around what is now the intersection of Dundas Street and Bronte Road. The villag ...
(now
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton. At its Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census population of 213,759, it is List of tow ...
), the daughter of Anson Buck and Keturah Adelaide Howell Buck. Her father was a medical doctor and local politician, and a temperance activist; because of his interests and with his support, she became the first female member of Palermo's "Sons of Temperance" in 1877. She attended the Wesleyan Female College in
Hamilton, Ontario
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, graduating in 1880.
Career
Minnie Buck taught briefly before she married in 1884 and moved to
Winnipeg
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. In 1906 she was the editor of the women's edition of the ''Winnipeg Telegram'' newspaper, and raised funds for a
YWCA
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The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...
in that city. She led the local chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE), and served on the organization's provincial board for Manitoba.''Who's Who and Why'' (International Press 1913): 122-123. During
World War I
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she turned her fundraising and organizing talents to supporting the
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
and Alexandra of Kent, representing the IODE. She was inducted into the Order of the British Empire for her community work, and awarded a
Golden Cross of Merit
The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state.
History
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by the Polish government for her work during World War I."Memorable Manitobans: Minnie Julia Beatrice Campbell (1862-1952)" Manitoba Historical Society website.
Personal life and legacy
Minnie Buck married
Colin H. Campbell
Colin H. Campbell (25 December 1859 – October 24, 1914) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative from 1899 to 1914, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Hugh Jo ...
in 1884. Her husband was a lawyer and a government minister in Manitoba. They had two children together, Colin and Elizabeth. She was widowed when Colin Campbell died in 1914. Minnie Julia Beatrice Campbell died in
Thunder Bay, Ontario
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