John Hull Campbell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byJohn T. Smith
Succeeded byCharles Brown
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1831
Personal details
Born(1800-10-10)October 10, 1800
York, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 19, 1868(1868-01-19) (aged 67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Resting placeLawnview Memorial Park, Rockledge, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyAmerican Party

John Hull Campbell (October 10, 1800 – January 19, 1868) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who was an American Party member in the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1845 to 1847.

Early life and education

Campbell was born in York, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1823 and commenced practice there.

Career

Campbell was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1831.[1]

Campbell was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress.[2] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846 and instead resumed his law practic He died in Philadelphia in 1868.

He was interred in Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia and reinterred in 1956 at Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Campbell, J." Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Kopaczewski, James. "Nativism". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJohn T. Smith Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1845–1847 Succeeded byCharles Brown
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