Ralph Campney
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The Honourable Ralph Osborne Campney |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Centre |
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In office 1949–1957 |
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| Preceded by | Rodney Young |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Jung |
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June 6, 1894 Picton, Ontario |
| Died | October 6, 1967 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Solicitor General of Canada (1952–1954) Associate Minister of National Defence (1953–1954) Minister of National Defence (1954–1957) |
Ralph Osborne Campney, PC, QC (June 6, 1894 – October 6, 1967) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Picton, Ontario, he first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Vancouver Centre in a 1948 by-election. A Liberal, he was elected in the 1949 federal election and in 1953. He was defeated in 1957. From 1951 to 1952, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence. From 1952 to 1954, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1953 to 1954, he was also the Associate Minister of National Defence. From 1954 to 1957, he was the Minister of National Defence.
Campney was born on June, 6 1894 on a farm near Picton, Ontario to Frank Campney and Mary Emily Cronk. Campney attended Picton Collegiate and graduated at 16, beginning a career as a rural school teacher. In 1914, Campney entered Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, studying medicine.
In March 1915, Campney enlisted in the Canadian Army with No.5 Stationary Hospital (Queen's). During World War I he was deployed overseas to Egypt as part of the Dardanelles Campaign. The unit was later transferred to the Western Front where it supported Allied forces at the Battle of the Somme. In 1917, Campney was commissioned into the infantry, joining the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion after the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He served with the unit until the Battle of Passchendaele when he was invalided to England. In England, Campney transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and remained with the unit until the Armistice.
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