John Wilson Campbell

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John Wilson Campbell

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	John Alexander
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Ross
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	Joseph Vance
Succeeded by	William Russell
United States District Court for the District of Ohio
In office March 7, 1829 – September 24, 1833
Preceded by	William Creighton, Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin Tappan
Personal details
Born	(1782-02-23)February 23, 1782 Augusta County, Virginia
Died	September 24, 1833(1833-09-24) (aged 51) Delaware, Ohio
Resting place	Old North Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Democratic-Republican

John Wilson Campbell (February 23, 1782 – September 24, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and a United States federal judge.

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. Campbell was nominated by President Andrew Jackson as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio on March 6, 1829, to a seat vacated by William Creighton, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1829, and received commission the same day. He served until his death in Delaware, Ohio, September 24, 1833. He was interred in the Old North Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

Source

John Wilson Campbell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

John Wilson Campbell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
John Wilson Campbell at Find a Grave

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Offices and distinctions

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

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Persondata
Name	Campbell, John Wilson
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	February 23, 1782
Place of birth	Augusta County, Virginia
Date of death	September 24, 1833
Place of death	Delaware, Ohio

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