William Campbell (January 12, 1836 – December 15, 1909) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented 1st Queens in the

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from 1873 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1900 and

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from 1896 to 1897 as a

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member.

Biography

Campbell was born in

New London, Prince Edward Island New London is a Canadian rural community located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated in the township of Lot 21, halfway between Kensington and Cavendish, New London was formerly known as Clifton and previous to that, Graham's Corne ...

, the son of James Campbell and Elizabeth Montgomery, and educated there. In 1863, he married Miss E. McLeod; after her death, he married Elizabeth Sutherland in 1874. He served as lieutenant-colonel for the county militia. Campbell was first elected to the provincial assembly after Peter Sinclair resigned his seat to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He served in the province's Executive Council as Commissioner of Public Works.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885'' JA Gemmill
/ref> Campbell was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886. He was reelected to the assembly in an 1886 by-election held following the death of Alexander Laird but defeated in the general election that followed. Campbell was elected again in an 1898 by-election held after

Alexander Bannerman Warburton Alexander Bannerman Warburton (April 5, 1852 – January 14, 1929) was a politician, jurist and author, who served as the seventh premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Alexander was born in Summerside, the son of James Warburton, who was ...

was named to the bench; he was defeated in the 1900 general election. He died in Seaview at the age of 73.

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1836 births 1909 deaths Colony of Prince Edward Island people People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub