Colin Campbell (June 1752 – July 1834) was a

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-born lawyer, probate judge, official and political officer in

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. He represented Shelburne Township in the

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from 1793 to 1818. He was born in

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, the son of David Campbell, and came to

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in 1776, later settling in Nova Scotia as a

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. In 1789, he was named customs collector at Shelburne. In 1818, he moved to

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, serving as customs collector there. He retired in 1828 and moved to Weymouth in

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. He died as Sissiboo in Digby County. Campbell was a first cousin of Sir Colin Campbell, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. He was married twice, first to Alice Hogg, the widow of Samuel Campbell and mother of Samuel Campbell, then to Elizabeth Hardy. His grandson Colin Campbell also served in the provincial assembly.

References

McDonell, JK & Campbell, RB ''Lords of the North'' (1997)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Colin 1752 births 1834 deaths 18th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly People from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick