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Russell William Campbell
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Lawyer.
Born at Toronto, Ontario on 30 November 1889, son of William Alexander Campbell and Mary Jane Naylor, he attended schools in Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg, graduating from the University of Manitoba and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1915 and practiced law with the firm of Hudson Ormond. As of 1944, he was with the firm of MacInnes, Burbidge, Hetherington, Allison, Campbell & Findlay. He was made a Queen’s Counsel in 1954, served as a Bencher for the Law Society of Manitoba (1958-1959), and was Second Vice-President of the Manitoba Bar Association.
On 1 June 1927, he married Katherine Milne “Kate” Mackie (1891-1972) at Miami, Florida and they had a son, Russell Gordon Campbell (c1932-1976). He was a member of the Masons (Northern Lights Lodge) and St. Andrews River Heights United Church. He died at his Winnipeg home, 279 Cordova Street, on 11 February 1959 and was buried in the Garry Memorial Park.
Ontario birth registration, Ancestry.
“5 Manitoba lawyers named Queen’s Counsel,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1953, page 3.
“Winnipeg lawyer, 69, dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 1959, page 40.
“Mother, 64, son jailed for theft,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 April 1970, page 62.
Obituary [Katherine Milne Campbell], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 1972, page 30.
Obituary [Russell Gordon Campbell], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1976, page 61.
Russell W. Campbell, BillionGraves.
We thank Cathy Connor for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 May 2024
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