Preceded by William Spankie Profession mining engineer Party Liberal Party of Canada Spouse(s) Smith
m. 25 May 1923 Died December 25, 1978 | Political party Liberal Role Ontario politician Preceded by Richard McMeekin Name Colin Campbell Succeeded by Angus Neil McCallum | |
Born 17 January 1901
Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario ( 1901-01-17 ) | ||
Colin Alexander Campbell (17 January 1901 – 25 December 1978) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Shedden, Ontario, and became a mining engineer.
Biography
Campbell attended school at Lawrence Station and high school in Dutton before further studies at Queen's University. His father was active in local politics for more than three decades.
He was elected to Parliament at the Frontenac—Addington riding in a by-election on 24 September 1934 and re-elected in the 1935 federal election.
Campbell resigned on 11 August 1937 before the end of the 18th Canadian Parliament to enter provincial politics at the 1937 Ontario election. He was defeated on election day in the provincial district of Addington, but subsequently contested a by-election in Sault Ste. Marie after newly elected member Richard McMeekin resigned. He served as Minister of Public Works under premier Mitchell Hepburn, but left provincial politics at the 1943 Ontario election.
Campbell served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during World War II and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1943 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1945.