Robert Campbell (March 20, 1818 – June 14, 1887) was a

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-born

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal member. He was born in

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, the son of Dugald Campbell, and came to Lochiel Township,

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with his parents in 1820. Campbell entered the timber trade and was manager for John Egan on the

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. In 1845, he married Elizabeth Lothian. He was named a justice of the peace and served on the municipal council for Eganville. He established his own lumber company with his son Robert Adam Campbell. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878 before being elected in 1882. Campbell died in office in 1887.

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