Edward C. Campbell

Edward Clarke Campbell (1806 – January 18, 1860[1]) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. He represented Niagara (town) in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1842.[2]

He was the son of Major Edward Campbell,[1] a native of Argyllshire, Scotland. Campbell studied law with Robert Dickson, later practising in partnership with Dickson.[2] In 1830, he married Ann Isabella Burns.[3] He defeated Henry John Boulton by one vote in the election held in 1841. The election being appealed, Campbell was appointed judge[2] for the Niagara District court[4] and Boulton was elected in the by-election held in September 1842. Campbell was a successful horticulturist and was president of the local Mechanics' Institute for ten years. He served on the bench until his death[2] from pneumonia.[1]

References
  1. Da Silva, Maria; Hind, Andrew (2009). Ghosts of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Dundurn Press. pp. 90, 175. ISBN 1-55488-387-3.
  2. Carnochan, Janet (1914). History of Niagara (in part) : with fifty illustrations. Toronto: William Briggs. pp. 241, 252.
  3. "Local Names". Niagara Gleaner. February 13, 1830.
  4. Smith, William Henry (1846). Smith's Canadian gazetteer: comprising statistical and general information ... p. 126.


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