Samuel Campbell
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Samuel Campbell (July 11, 1773 - June 2, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Campbell attended the common schools. He moved to Columbus, New York, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Supervisor of the town of Columbus in 1807, 1808, 1821, and 1840. He served as member of the State assembly in 1808, 1809, 1812, and 1820. He served on the staff of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel King as division quartermaster in the War of 1812. He served as associate judge of Chenango County Court in 1814. He was in the Justice of the Peace in Columbus for twenty-five years. Sheriff of Chenango County 1815-1819.
The Campbell family still lives in Cherry Valley, most notably his great great great grandson Samuel Dakin Campbell. The descedant seeks to honor his namesake by becoming a nurse and serving the country's medical needs.
Campbell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823). He was affiliated with the Whig Party after its formation. He resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Columbus, near Sherburne, New York, June 2, 1853. He was interred in Lambs Corners Cemetery.
