|
The commercial interests of
Lacombe find a worthy representative in A. M. Campbell, who has been
active in mercantile circles for many years. He was horn in Oxford
district, Ontario, a son of John and Jennie (Monroe) Campbell, early
settlers of Ontario. The father is farming there and is a highly
esteemed and respected citizen of the community in which he lives.
In the acquirement of his
education A. M. Campbell attended the public schools of his birthplace
and subsequently enrolled in the Huntington Collegiate Institute. After
putting his textbooks aside he entered the business world as a clerk in
a store and in 1902 he came west and located in Lacombe. He purchased a
small store here and each year has witnessed a marked advance in his
career, until today he is readily conceded to be one of the
representative merchants in Lacombe and the district. In 1906 his store
burned but he immediately rebuilt and now has a two-story brick
building, ninety by one hundred and twenty-five feet. It is up-to-date
in every way and Mr. Campbell carries a high grade quality of goods,
which he sells at reasonable prices. For the past twenty-one years he
has devoted his entire time and attention to the conduct of the business
and he is enjoying an extensive and ever increasing patronage.
In 1906 was celebrated
the marriage of Mr. Campbell to Miss Laura D. Joslin, a native of
Chicago. She removed to Woodstock, Ontario, with her parents in early
life and there received her education. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell three
children have been born: Jean, St. Lawrence and Kathleene. The children
are students in the local schools, the youngest being in the eighth
grade of the grammar school.
In his political views
Mr. Campbell is a Liberal and he has always been active in party
affairs. He was a member of the city council for two years, was on the
school board fourteen years, and for ten years out of the fourteen he
was president of the board. He has also been president of the Board of
Trade. his religious faith is manifest in his membership in the
Presbyterian church and fraternally he is a thirty-second degree Mason,
a past master, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and he is past Noble
Grand in the Independent Order of Old Fellows. Both as a citizen and
business man Mr. Campbell is held in favorable regard in his community,
his upright principles and honorable methods winning him the approval
and commendation of all who have transactions with him. |
