Grant Campbell (politician)

James Campbell
James Campbell
Member of Parliament; for Stormont
	In office; March 1958 – June 1962
Preceded by	Albert Lavigne
Succeeded by	Lucien Lamoureux
Personal details
Born	James Alistair Grant Campbell; 26 August 1922; Cornwall, Ontario
Died	12 March 2008 (aged 85); Lancaster, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Edith Priscilla Wanklyn
Profession	barrister, lawyer

James Alistair Grant Campbell QC, LL.B, UE (26 August 1922 – 12 March 2008)^[1]^[2] was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cornwall, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career.

After an unsuccessful attempt to gain a House of Commons seat at the Stormont riding in the 1957 federal election, he won the riding against incumbent Albert Lavigne in the 1958 election. After his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Lucien Lamoureux in the 1962 election. Campbell campaigned in one further election in Stormont during the 1972 election but was again unsuccessful.

Campbell died in Lancaster, Ontario aged 85.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Lavigne	12,505
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Campbell	10,215
	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew Rowat	646

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Campbell	13,964
	Liberal	Albert Lavigne	11,977
	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew Rowat	331

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lucien Lamoureux	11,363
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Campbell	11,293
	Social Credit	Mel Rowat	1,256
	New Democratic	Marjorie Ball	946

Note:
* Due to the death of the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962, in this riding was postponed until July 16, 1962.

References

^ ^a ^b "Deaths: James Campbell". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.^{[dead link]}
^ "Last Post: James Campbell, UE". Loyalist Trails. United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

External links

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[GMObit-1] "Deaths: James Campbell". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Last Post: James Campbell, UE". Loyalist Trails. United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

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