John Hull Campbell

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John Hull Campbell (October 10, 1800-January 19, 1868) was an American Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John H. Campbell was born in York, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1823 and commenced practice in that city. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1831.

Campbell was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Philadelphia in 1868. Interment in Monument Cemetery.

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Preceded by
John T. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

1845 - 1847
Succeeded by
Charles Brown