Colin Campbell (Ontario politician)

Colin Campbell
Member of Parliament for Frontenac—Addington
In office September 24, 1934 – August 11, 1937
Preceded by	William Spankie
Succeeded by	Angus Neil McCallum
MPP for Sault Ste. Marie
In office November 23, 1937 – June 30, 1943
Preceded by	Richard McMeekin
Succeeded by	George Isaac Harvey
Personal details
Born	17 January 1901(1901-01-17) Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario
Died	25 December 1978(1978-12-25) (aged 77)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Smith m. 25 May 1923[1]
Profession	mining engineer

Colin Alexander Campbell (17 January 1901 – 25 December 1978) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Shedden, Ontario and became a mining engineer.

Campbell attended school at Lawrence Station and high school in Dutton before further studies at Queen's University. His father was active in local politics for more than three decades.^[1]

He was elected to Parliament at the Frontenac—Addington riding in a by-election on 24 September 1934 and re-elected in the 1935 federal election.

Campbell resigned on 11 August 1937 before the end of the 18th Canadian Parliament to enter provincial politics at the 1937 Ontario election. He was not successfully elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on the day of the provincewide election, but instead contested a by-election in Sault Ste. Marie after newly elected member Richard McMeekin resigned.^[2] He served as Minister of Public Works under premier Mitchell Hepburn, but left provincial politics as of the 1943 Ontario election.

Campbell served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during World War II and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1943 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1945.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 
2. ^ Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario.

External links

• Colin Campbell - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Campbell, Colin Alexander
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	17 January 1901
Place of birth	Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario
Date of death	25 December 1978
Place of death