#1Robert Campbell
1871–1965Canadian politician from Alberta
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The Canadian politician from Alberta Robert Campbell was born in 1871. That places their birth between Confederation and 1913. 2 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Smiths Falls is 7 km away: its list has 18, led by Brooke Henderson.

#1Canadian politician from Alberta
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Born in Montague and confirmed by an English or French Wikipedia article: 1.
The largest group is leaders, 1 in all out of 1. 100% here, set against 22% for Canadian towns.
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