John Lorne Campbell (1856-?)

Lumber merchant, municipal official.

Born in Ontario on 31 March 1856, he operated a lumber business at Melita. He served as the Registrar of Deeds and Mayor of Melita (1902), and Reeve of the RM of Arthur from 1888 to 1889. He was married to Christina Boyd McDougall (1867-?). They had two daughters: Jean Kathleen Campbell (b 1894) and Florence Marjorie Campbell (b 1897). He served as President of the Western Canada Retail Lumbermen’s Association.

Sources:

Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Profile revised: 6 October 2009

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