Margaret Campbell (politician)
| Margaret Campbell | |
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| MPP for St. George | |
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In office 1973–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Susan Fish |
| Board of Control | |
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In office 1966–1969 Serving with June Marks, Herbert Orliffe, Allan Lamport |
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In office 1964–1966 Serving with William Dennison, Herbert Orliffe, William Archer |
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| City Councillor for Ward 2 (Regent Park and Rosedale) | |
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In office 1960–1962 Serving with Michael Grayson |
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| Succeeded by | Michael Grayson & May Birchard |
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In office 1958–1960 Serving with May Birchard |
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| Preceded by | William Dennison & May Birchard |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Margaret Elizabeth Fasken Baird December 15, 1912 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | April 19, 1999 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Sterling Campbell |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Security analyst |
Margaret Campbell (December 15, 1912 – April 19, 1999) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. George. Prior to her provincial role she served as a municipal councillor in Toronto from 1958 to 1962 and then as a member of the Board of Control from 1964 to 1969. She ran for mayor of Toronto in 1969 but came in second to William Dennison.
Born Margaret Elizabeth Fasken Baird, she was raised in Rosedale and attend Bishop Strachan School, University College and then Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1937. She married filmmaker and aviator Sterling Campbell in 1942. During the Second World War she worked in counter-intelligence for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Her son Sterling Campbell served a term as a Liberal MPP from Sudbury. Campbell had two daughters, Penelope (Bartok) and Susan (Makela).
Her husband ran for city council in the 1956 election, but was unsuccessful. In the next city elections she ran herself, and was victorious in Ward 2. In the 1960 election she finished first in the ward, entitling her a position on Metro Council in addition to the Toronto seat. In 1966 she became the second woman to win a seat on the four member Board of Control and became the city's budget chief.
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