Lorne Argyle Campbell was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Rossland City

Rossland City

Rossland City was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C...

 from 1912 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

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He was born in Perth, Ontario

Perth, Ontario

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, the son of John G. Campbell and Helen Gray Murdoch, and was educated at Perth Collegiate. He was first employed with Edison General Electric

General Electric

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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 in 1889. In 1891, he was hired by Canadian General Electric

Canadian General Electric

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; he became chief engineer for the company in 1896. In 1898, he went to British Columbia after being hired by West Kootenay Power and Light Co. In 1903, Campbell married Mary Spahr Hosier. He was president of Cascade Power and Light Co. and of McGillivray Creek Coal & Coke Ltd. of Alberta. Campbell served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines. Campbell was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1907. He was defeated by William David Willson

William David Willson

William David Willson was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland from 1916 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal....

 when he ran for reelection in the newly created riding of Rossland

Rossland (electoral district)

Rossland was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C.. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1916...

 in 1916. He died in Rossland

Rossland, British Columbia

Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres . Population today is approximately 3500; a number that fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter...

at the age of 76.