Max Campbell
| Max Campbell | |
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| Member of Parliament for The Battlefords |
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In office June 1945 – June 1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Albert Gregory |
| Succeeded by | Arthur James Bater |
| Member of Parliament for The Battlefords |
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In office August 1953 – March 1958 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur James Bater |
| Succeeded by | Albert Horner |
| Personal details | |
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Alexander Maxwell Campbell 7 August 1888 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | 14 August 1962 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Vickers Graham |
| Profession | contractor, farmer, manager |
Alexander Maxwell (Max) Campbell (7 August 1888 – 14 August 1962) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a contractor, farmer and manager by career.
Campbell's first federal campaign was in the 1930 election as a Farmer party candidate where he unsuccessfully contested for the South Battleford seat. His next campaign was with the CCF in the 1945 federal election where he won his first Parliamentary term at The Battlefords riding. Campbell was then defeated at The Battlefords by Arthur James Bater of the Liberal party in the 1949 election.
Campbell unseated Bater at the next election in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957 then lost to Progressive Conservative party candidate Albert Horner in the 1958 election.
Max felt the call of the west and was able to convince his father that the prairies were just the thing for a young man recovering from an illness brought on by riding a bicycle in inclement weather. He left his Montreal home and came to the prairies at the age of 15, helping family friend Ernie Keith on his Bow River ranch. Not long after Max arrived, the ranch land was given over to the railway and the ranchers along the river carefully researched Northwest Territory maps for the best land to settle. They pinpointed the Manitou Lake area and drove cattle and horses overland to the northeast, with Max driving one of the wagons.
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