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William Wilfred Campbell

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Profession
Poet
Died
Jan 1, 1918
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
NewmarketCanada
About
Canadian poet often classed as one of the countries "Confederation Poets," along with Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman, and Duncan Campbell Scott. He came to be considered the unofficial poet laureate of Canada by the end of the 19th century. He is best known for his 1889 collection Lake Lyrics and Other Poems, inspired by the scenery of the Lake Hurion-Georgian Bay area near his home.
Family
His father, Reverend Thomas Swainston Campbell, was an Anglican clergyman. He and his wife Mary DeBelle had four children, Margery, Faith, Basil, and Dorothy.

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