Ed H. Campbell

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Ed Hoyt Campbell (March 6, 1882 - April 26, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

Born in Battle Creek, Iowa, Campbell attended the public schools of his native city, and was graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1906. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Battle Creek. He served as mayor of Battle Creek 1908-1911. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1911-1913. During the First World War served as a private in Company Six, First Officers Training School, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He served as member of the State senate 1920-1928, serving as president pro tempore 1924-1926.

Campbell was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Battle Creek, Iowa, April 26, 1969. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.

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• Ed H. Campbell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress