Alexander Campbell (Canadian politician)

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Sir Alexander Campbell

Sir Alexander Campbell, PC, KCMG, QC (March 9, 1822 – 24 May, 1892) was an English-born, Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation.

Born in Hedon, England, 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 grammar school in 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, 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.

He died in office in Toronto in 1892.

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Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Coffin	Receiver General 1878-1879	Succeeded by Samuel Leonard Tilley
Preceded by Luc Letellier de St-Just	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada 1873–1878	Succeeded by Richard William Scott

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Campbell · O'Connor · Macdonald · Fournier · Huntington · Langevin · Campbell · O'Connor · Campbell · O'Connor · Carling · Campbell · McLelan · Carling (acting) · Haggart · Caron · Taillon · Mulock · Aylesworth · Lemieux · Béland · Pelletier · Casgrain · Blondin · Belley · Murphy · Manion · Veniot · Sauvé · Gobeil · Elliott · McLarty · Power · Ilsley (acting) · Mulock · Bertrand · Rinfret · Côté · Pinard (acting) · Lapointe · Hamilton · MacLean (acting) · Fairclough · Denis · Nicholson · Tremblay · Côté · Kierans · Côté · Ouellet · Mackasey · Blais · Lamontagne · Fraser · Ouellet¹

¹The office of Postmaster General was abolished when the Post Office Department became a Crown Corporation known as the Canada Post Corporation on October 16, 1981.

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Secretaries of State for the Provinces (1867-1873)	Archibald · Howe · Aikins (acting) · Gibbs
Ministers of the Interior of Canada (1873-1936)	Campbell · Laird · Scott (acting) · Mills · J. Macdonald · White · J. Macdonald (acting) · Dewdney · Daly · H. Macdonald · Scott (acting) · Sifton · Laurier (acting) · Oliver · Rogers · Roche · Meighen · Lougheed · Stewart · Stevens (acting) · Bennett · Stewart · Murphy · Crerar

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Macdonald · Dorion · Smith (acting) · Fournier · Blake · Laflamme · Campbell · Thompson · Tupper · Daly (acting) · Dickey · Mowat · Mills · Fitzpatrick · Aylesworth · Doherty · Bennett · Gouin · Lapointe · Guthrie (acting) · Patenaude · Lapointe · Guthrie · Geary · Lapointe · Michaud (acting) · St. Laurent · Ilsley · St. Laurent · Garson · Fulton · Fleming · Chevrier · Favreau · McIlraith (acting) · Cardin · Trudeau · Turner · Lang · Basford · Lang · Lalonde · Flynn · Chrétien · MacGuigan · Johnston · Crosbie · Hnatyshyn · Clark (acting) · Lewis · Campbell · Blais · Rock · McLellan · Cauchon · Cotler · Toews · Nicholson

v • d • e Ministers of Defence Image:Flag of Canada.svg
Ministers of Militia and Defence (1867-1923)	Cartier · Langevin (acting) · McDonald · Ross · Vail · Jones · Masson · Campbell · Caron · Bowell · Patterson · Dickey · Bowell · Desjardins · Tisdale · Borden · Hughes · Kemp · Mewburn · Calder (acting) · Guthrie · G. Graham
Ministers of National Defence (1923-)	G. Graham · E. Macdonald · Guthrie · Robb (acting) · Ralston · Sutherland · Stirling · Mackenzie · Rogers · Power (acting) · Ralston · McNaughton · Abbott · Claxton · Campney · Pearkes · Harkness · Churchill · Hellyer · Cadieux · Drury (acting) · D. Macdonald · Benson · Dubé (acting) · Drury (acting) · Richardson · Danson · McKinnon · Lamontagne · Blais · Coates · Clark (acting) · Nielsen · Beatty · McKnight · Masse · Campbell · Siddon · Collenette · Young · Eggleton · McCallum · Pratt · B. Graham · O'Connor · MacKay
Associate Ministers of National Defence (1953-2006)	Power · Campney · Hellyer · Sévigny · Cardin · Cadieux · Andre · Dick · Collins · Guarnieri · Bélanger
Ministers of the Naval Service (1910-1922)	Brodeur · Lemieux · Hazen · Ballantyne · G. Graham
World War I	Ministers of the Overseas Military Forces (1916-1920): Perley · Kemp
World War II	Ministers of National Defence for Air (1940-1946): Power · Macdonald (acting) · Gibson Ministers of National Defence for Naval Services (1940-1946): Macdonald · Abbott Ministers of National War Services (1940-1948): Gardiner · Thorson · Laflèche · McCann

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Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867-1892)	Howland · Campbell (acting) · Morris · Tupper · O'Connor · Gibbs · Fournier · Geoffrion · Laflamme · Cauchon · Laurier · Baby · Aikins · Costigan
Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892-1897)	Wood · Prior · de Lotbinière
Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897-1918)	de Lotbinière · Bernier · Brodeur · Templeman · Nantel · Blondin · Patenaude · Sévigny · Sifton¹ ¹ The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue amalgamated and the office of Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue was created by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.

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Langevin · Howe · Aikins (acting) · Gibbs · Campbell · Laird · Scott (acting) · Mills · Macdonald · White · Macdonald (acting) · Dewdney · Daly · H. Macdonald · Scott (acting) · Sifton · Laurier (acting) · Oliver · Rogers · Roche · Meighen · Lougheed · Stewart · Stevens (acting) · Bennett (acting) · Stewart · Mackenzie · Murphy · Crerar¹
¹The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and came in force on December 1, 1936.