Robert Erskine "Bob" Campbell (April 27, 1922 – May 31, 1992) was a farmer, used automobile salesperson and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented

1st Prince 1st Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993. The district comprised the westernmost portion of Prince Co ...

in the

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from 1962 to 1992 as a

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. He was born in

Alberton, Prince Edward Island Alberton is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the western part of the county in the township of Lot 5. Alberton is a service centre for local fishing and farming communities, and is adjacent to ...

, the son of Keir Fraser Campbell and Eliza Mae Haywood. He served overseas in the merchant navy from 1941 to 1942. In 1943, he married Georgie Ona Lewis. Campbell farmed and raised cattle and hogs. He served in the province's Executive Council as a

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from 1966 to 1972 and as Minister of Fisheries from 1972 to 1974 and from 1978 to 1979. Campbell died in office in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

at the age of 70. His daughter Elizabeth married

Hector MacLeod Hector Lawrence MacLeod (born June 30, 1944) is a carpenter, contractor and former political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince as ''Councillor'' (1993–1996) and then Alberton-Miminegash as ''MLA'' (1996–2000) i ...

, who went on to represent 1st Prince in the provincial assembly from 1993 to 1996, and

Alberton-Miminegash Alberton-Roseville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the P ...

from 1996 to 2000.

References

* Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1922 births 1992 deaths People from Alberton, Prince Edward Island Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub