Arthur Grant Campbell Explained

Arthur Grant Campbell (1916 – July 17, 1996) was a Canadian diplomat. He held diplomatic posts throughout the world, including Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Norway, and Iceland.[1]

Education and Second World War

Campbell studied at Selwyn House School in Montreal and Upper Canada College in Toronto before receiving his Bachelor of Arts at McGill University in 1938. He began his working career in 1938, working as an assistant to the secretary of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He served with the Canadian Army between 1941 and 1946 during World War II. Campbell served in the United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean, and Northwest Europe. After World War II Campbell joined the United Nations Secretariat.[2] [3]

Foreign service

Campbell joined the United Nations division of the Department of External Affairs in 1956 and thereafter was appointed to various other diplomatic positions.[3] He served as the Canadian High Commission to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland between 1972 and 1976, and as Ambassador to South Africa between 1972 and 1976, and Norway and Iceland between 1977 and 1981.[1]

Personal life

In 1940, Campbell married Carol Wright. They had a son, Ian.[4]

Death

According to ancestry.com, Campbell died on July 17, 1996.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of Posts List . www.international.gc.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007032407/http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/hp_search_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=62 . 2012-10-07.
  2. Web site: Selwyn House School Yearbook 1934. August 25, 1934. Selwyn House School. Internet Archive.
  3. Book: Lords of the North. 9781896182711. McDonell. James K.. Campbell. Robert Bennett. 1997.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=aZz213hdj3EC&dq=%22Arthur+Grant+Campbell%22+Canada&pg=PA190 McDonell, James K. and Campbell, Robert B. (1997). Lords of the North: 190-191. Burnstown, Ontario, Canada: General Store Publishing House
  5. http://records.ancestry.com/Arthur_Grant_Campbell_records.ashx?pid=123230467 Arthur Grant Campbell @Ancestry.com (gets the year of birth wrong, but mentions his parents' names, which are consistent with the information provided in Lords of the North