| 词条 | Gordon Peter Campbell |
| 释义 |
Gordon Peter Campbell (October 3, 1898 – January 16, 1964) was a Canadian Senator, lawyer and businessman. A lawyer by profession, he was senior partner at the Toronto firm of Campbell, Godfrey and Lewtas.[1] Campbell was a senior fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada[2] and managed the party's financial affairs during the 1940 federal election.[1] In the 1930s he founded the Centurian Club, a non-partisan service organization with a mandate to interest young people in politics.[1] Campbell was born in Ridgetown, Ontario. As a youth, he earned pocket money by working in the general store and operating a dance hall with friends that, on one occasion, featured a young Guy Lombardo conducting the orchestra.[1] He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1923 and became a junior partner in the Toronto firm of Arnoldi, Parry and Campbell. He initially focussed on litigation but later switched to corporate and taxation law.[1] He became particularly involved with maritime law[2] and served as counsel to the Lake Shipping Association and the East Elevators Association.[1] He was one of the first proponents of offshore radio, and recommended that commercial radio stations be established off the coasts of Canada. In the 1930s, he played a role in the drafting of the Canada Shipping Act of 1934, Canada's first attempt to regulate the shipping industry which had previously been regulated by laws inherited from Britain.[1][2] He was named King's Counsel in 1939.[1] Campbell was appointed to the Senate by William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1943 and sat in the chamber as a Liberal until his death at the age of 65. Later in his career, Campbell was vice-president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Crown Trust and was president of several shipping firms. He was also a director of Argus Corporation.[1] He played a role in the development of Collingwood, Ontario as a centre for skiing with his ownership of Blue Mountain Resorts Ltd.[1][2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Helped Draft Shipping Act, Senator Campbell Dies", Globe and Mail, January 17, 1964 2. ^1 2 3 "Sen. Peter Campbell, Toronto lawyers", Toronto Star, January 16, 1964 External links
6 : 1898 births|1964 deaths|Lawyers in Ontario|Canadian senators from Ontario|Liberal Party of Canada senators|Canadian Queen's Counsel |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。