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Sir Alexander Campbell | |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office June 1, 1887 – May 24, 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governors General | The Marquess of Lansdowne The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Premier | Oliver Mowat |
| Preceded by | John Beverley Robinson |
| Succeeded by | George Airey Kirkpatrick |
| Senator for Cataraqui, Ontario[1] | |
| In office October 23, 1867 – February 7, 1887 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Cataraqui | |
| In office 1858–1867 | |
| Personal details | |
| 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 | 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) Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) (1864–1867) |
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Sir Alexander Campbell KCMG PC QC (March 9, 1822 – May 24, 1892) was an Upper Canadian statesman and a father of Canadian Confederation.[2][3]
- ^ "Federal Political Experience". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "The fathers of confederation". www.Canadahistory.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Campbell (1822-1892): The Travails of a Father of Confederation - Ged Martin". www.gedmartin.net. Retrieved 2024-03-06.