Sir Alexander Campbell
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The Honourable Sir Alexander Campbell KCMG PC QC |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Cataraqui | |
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In office 1858–1867 |
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| Senator for Cataraqui, Ontario | |
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In office October 23, 1867 – February 7, 1887 |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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In office June 1, 1887 – May 24, 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
The Marquess of Lansdowne The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Premier | Oliver Mowat |
| Preceded by | John Beverley Robinson |
| Succeeded by | George Airey Kirkpatrick |
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| Born |
March 9, 1822 Hedon, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | May 24, 1892 (aged 70) Toronto, Ontario |
| Resting place | Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Cabinet | Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) (1864–1867) Postmaster General (1885–1887) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1881–1885) Postmaster General (1880–1881) Minister of Militia and Defence (1880) Postmaster General (1879–1880) Receiver General (1878–1879) Minister of the Interior (1873) Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1873) Minister of Inland Revenue (Acting) (1868–1869) Postmaster General (1867–1873) |
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Sir Alexander Campbell KCMG PC QC (March 9, 1822 – May 24, 1892) was an English-born, Upper Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation.
Born in Hedon, Yorkshire, he was brought to Canada by his father, who was a doctor, when he was one year old. He was educated in French at St. Hyacinthe in Quebec and in the grammar school at Kingston, Ontario. Campbell studied law and was called to the bar in 1843. He became a partner in John A. Macdonald's law office.
He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1858 and 1864, and served as the last Commissioner of Crown Lands 30 March 1864 – 30 June 1867. He attended the Charlottetown Conference and the Quebec City Conference in 1864, and at Confederation was appointed to the Canadian Senate. He later held a number of ministerial posts in the Cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald and was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1887 to 1892.
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