John Malcolm Campbell

John Malcolm Campbell (July 25, 1874 – May 16, 1951) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1949. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

John M. Campbell
MLA for Victoria
In office
1937–1949
Preceded byFrederick W. Baldwin
Succeeded byCarleton L. MacMillan
Personal details
Born(1874-07-25)July 25, 1874
Ingonish, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 16, 1951(1951-05-16) (aged 76)
Middleton, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party

Campbell was born in 1874 at Ingonish, Nova Scotia.[2] He married Carrie Giles.[2] He was superintendent of St. Paul's Island from 1908–1919, and Sable Island from 1919–1921.[2] Campbell entered provincial politics in the 1937 election, defeating Conservative incumbent Frederick W. Baldwin by 586 votes in the Victoria riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1941,[4] and 1945 elections.[5] He did not reoffer in the 1949 election.[1] Campbell died at Middleton, Nova Scotia on May 16, 1951.[2]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Victoria-The Lakes" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 30. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1937. p. 70. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1941. p. 77. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
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