Neil Campbell (21 March 1880 – 25 April 1960) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Winkleigh
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Tasmania
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. In 1922 he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
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as a
Nationalist
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member for
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. He was Chair of Committees from 1931 to 1934, when he briefly became a minister. From 1945 to 1950 he served as
Leader of the Opposition. He resigned from the House of Assembly in 1955 to contest
Tamar in the
Legislative Council, which he represented until his death in 1960 in
Launceston.
References
1880 births
1960 deaths
Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania
20th-century Australian politicians
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