William Campbell

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM, farmer and mill owner; b. 12 January 1836 in Park Corner, son of James Campbell of Park Corner and Elizabeth Montgomery; m. first 1 March 1863 Elizabeth McLeod, and they had three children, Hugh M., John E., and Elizabeth A.; m. secondly 2 January 1874 Elizabeth Sutherland, and they had five children, Jane W., William W, James A., Robert S., and Lome; Presbyterian; d. 15 December 1909 in Seaview. Campbell, a Conservative, was first elected to the House of Assembly in an 1873 by-election held in September for V Queens. Campbell was re-elected in the general elections of 1876, 1879, and 1882. He was defeated in the general election of 1886. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held in 1896 for 4th Prince. He was re-elected in a by-election held in 1898 for 1" Queens. He was defeated in the general election of 1897 for 4m Prince and the general election of 1900 for V Queens. In 1879 Campbell was appointed to the Executive Council as a Minister without Portfolio. A year later, Campbell became Commissioner of Public Works and, on appealing to his constituents, was re-elected by acclamation. In 1882 he again was appointed Commissioner of Public Works and continued in this position until 1 February 1887, when he resigned to run, unsuccessfully, for the House of Commons in the Queen's County riding. He was a supporter of free schools in the 1876 election, and was a member of the coalition party, made up of both Conservative and Liberals, in support of the Free School Act. He took an active part in the debates over the land question, free schools, and the reduction of provincial expenditure. Campbell received his education in New London. Professionally he was a farmer and mill owner. During different periods of his life, Campbell lived in New London, Melville, and Charlottetown. While involved in politics, Campbell was Commissioner of the government stock farm. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Queens County Militia. Campbell's second wife, Elizabeth Sutherland, the daughter of John S. Sutherland of Park Corner, was born ca. 1851.