Neil Campbell (21 March 1880 – 25 April 1960) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1922 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Wilmot. He was Chair of Committees from 1931 to 1934, when he briefly became a minister. From 1945 to 1950 he served as

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. He resigned from the House of Assembly in 1955 to contest Tamar in the

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, which he represented until his death in 1960 in Launceston.

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1880 births 1960 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Leaders of the opposition in Tasmania {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub