Alexander Campbell (Upper Canada politician)

Alexander Campbell (Upper Canada politician)

Alexander Campbell (1770-January 18 1834) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was born in New York state in 1770. His father(?) served with Edward Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution and settled in Edwardsburgh Township in Upper Canada after the war. He was a justice of the peace in the Johnstown District, a registrar for the Eastern District and represented Dundas in the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada.

He died in Edwardsburgh Township in 1834.

References

*"Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841", J.K. Johnson (1989)


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