Bill Campbell | |
Birth Date: | July 1919 |
Birth Place: | Norfolk County, Ontario |
Office: | MLA for Colchester North |
Term Start: | 1978 |
Term End: | 1981 |
Predecessor: | new riding |
Successor: | Ed Lorraine |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
William L. Campbell (July 1919 – April 9, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Born in 1919 at Norfolk County, Ontario, Campbell served in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1939 to 1968.[1] He entered Nova Scotia provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating the Liberal incumbent from Colchester, Floyd Tucker in the new Colchester North riding.[2] [3] In the 1981 election, Campbell was defeated by Liberal Ed Lorraine by 11 votes.[4] Following his defeat, Campbell was appointed Nova Scotia's ombudsman, taking over on January 1, 1982.[1] [5]
Campbell died on April 9, 2003, at the age of 83.[6] [7]