John Wilson Campbell
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John Wilson Campbell (February 23, 1782 - September 24, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Miller's Iron Works, Augusta County, Virginia, Campbell attended the common schools. He taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1808 and commenced practice in West Union, Ohio. He was in the Justice of the Peace of Tiffin Township, Adams County from 1809 to 1815. He served as prosecuting attorney of Adams County in 1809. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1810, 1813, and 1815.
Campbell was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth through the Seventeenth Congresses. He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress. And as an Adams to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1827). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Sixteenth through Nineteenth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826. He served as judge of the United States Court for the District of Ohio from 1829 until his death in Delaware, Ohio, September 24, 1833. He was interred in the Old North Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Russell Abraham Shepherd |
Representative from Adams County 1810–1811 Served alongside: Abraham Shepherd |
Succeeded by John Ellison, Jr. William Russell |
| Preceded by John Ellison, Jr. William Russell |
Representative from Adams County 1813–1814 Served alongside: John Ellison, Jr. |
Succeeded by Nathan Beasley John Ellison, Jr. |
| Preceded by Nathan Beasley John Ellison, Jr. |
Representative from Adams County 1815–1816 Served alongside: Josiah Lockhart |
Succeeded by John Ellison, Jr. Thomas Kirker |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by John Alexander |
United States Representative from Ohio's 2nd congressional district 1817–1823 |
Succeeded by Thomas R. Ross |
| Preceded by Joseph Vance |
United States Representative from Ohio's 5th congressional district 1823–1827 |
Succeeded by William Russell |
