Oakville, Ontario
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), the daughter of Anson Buck and Keturah Adelaide Howell Buck. Her father was a medical doctor and local politician, and a temperance activist; because of his interests and with his support, she became the first female member of Palermo's "Sons of Temperance" in 1877. She attended the Wesleyan Female College in
Hamilton, Ontario
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, graduating in 1880.
Career
Minnie Buck taught briefly before she married in 1884 and moved to
Winnipeg
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. In 1906 she was the editor of the women's edition of the ''Winnipeg Telegram'' newspaper, and raised funds for a
YWCA
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in that city. She led the local chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE), and served on the organization's provincial board for Manitoba.''Who's Who and Why'' (International Press 1913): 122-123. During
World War I
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she turned her fundraising and organizing talents to supporting the
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and Alexandra of Kent, representing the IODE. She was inducted into the Order of the British Empire for her community work, and awarded a Golden Cross of Merit by the Polish government for her work during World War I."Memorable Manitobans: Minnie Julia Beatrice Campbell (1862-1952)" Manitoba Historical Society website.
Personal life and legacy
Minnie Buck married Colin H. Campbell in 1884. Her husband was a lawyer and a government minister in Manitoba. They had two children together, Colin and Elizabeth. She was widowed when Colin Campbell died in 1914. Minnie Julia Beatrice Campbell died in
Thunder Bay, Ontario
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