Colin Campbell was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

-born lawyer, probate judge, official and political officer in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. He represented the town of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1793 to 1818.

He was born in Inverary, the son of David Campbell, and came to New York

New York

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 in 1776, later settling in Nova Scotia as a United Empire Loyalist. In 1789, he was named customs collector at Shelburne

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:...

. In 1818, he moved to St. Andrews, New Brunswick

St. Andrews, New Brunswick

St. Andrews is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.It is sometimes referred to in tourism marketing by its unofficial nickname "St. Andrews-by-the-sea".-Geography:St...

, serving as customs collector there. He retired in 1828 and moved to Weymouth

Weymouth, Nova Scotia

-History:The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters after the Acadian Expulsion. The town was formally founded by Loyalists in 1783 . Current day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth...

 in Digby County

Digby County, Nova Scotia

Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,...

. He died as Sissiboo in Digby County.

Campbell was a first cousin of Sir Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell (politician)

Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell KCB was a British Army officer and colonial governor.-Military career:In February 1792, at the age of 16, Campbell ran away from Perth Academy to join a vessel bound for the West Indies...

, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. He was married twice, first to Alice Hogg, the widow of Samuel Campbell and mother of Samuel Campbell

Samuel Campbell (Canadian politician)

Samuel Campbell was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1820 to 1826....

, then to Elizabeth Hardy. His grandson Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell (Nova Scotia politician)

Colin Campbell was a merchant, ship owner, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867 and from 1874 to 1878....

also served in the provincial assembly.