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Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)

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Sir Alexander Campbell

The Honourable Sir Alexander Campbell, PC (March 9, 182224 May, 1892) was an English-born, in Hedon, Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation. He was appointed to the legislative council in 1858, attended 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 Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1887 to 1892. When he was one yesrs old he was brought to Canada by his docter father. He was educated at St.Hyacinthe in Quebec and in grammer school in Kingston, Ontario. Sir Alexander Campbell Studied law and sortly after became a lawyer before confederation. He became a partner of John A. Mcdonald. He died in office in Toronto in 1892


Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
18871892
Succeeded by