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Alexander Campbell (Canadian politician)

The Honourable
Sir Alexander Campbell
KCMG PC QC
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Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Cataraqui
In office
1858–1867
Senator for Cataraqui, Ontario
In office
October 23, 1867 – February 7, 1887
6th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
June 1, 1887 – May 24, 1892
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
Personal details
Born (1822-03-09)March 9, 1822
Hedon, Yorkshire, England
Died May 24, 1892(1892-05-24) (aged 70)
Toronto, 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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