John Wilson Campbell
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio
In office
March 7, 1829 – September 24, 1833
Appointed byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byWilliam Creighton Jr.
Succeeded byBenjamin Tappan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byJohn Alexander
Succeeded byWilliam Russell
Constituency2nd district (1817-1823)
5th district (1823-1827)
Personal details
Born
John Wilson Campbell

(1782-02-23)February 23, 1782
Augusta County, Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 24, 1833(1833-09-24) (aged 51)
Delaware, Ohio, US
Resting placeOld North Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio, US
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
National Republican
Educationread law

John Wilson Campbell (February 23, 1782 – September 24, 1833) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born on February 23, 1782, near Miller's Iron Works[1] in Augusta County, Virginia,[2] Campbell attended the common schools, taught school, then read law in 1808.[2] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in West Union, Ohio from 1808 to 1826.[2] He was prosecutor for Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1817.[2] He was a Justice of the Peace for Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1815.[2] He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810, and from 1815 to 1817.[2]

Congressional service

Campbell was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 2nd congressional district and Ohio's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 15th through the 17th United States Congresses. reelected as a Jackson Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, and as a National Republican to the 19th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1827.[1] He was Chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims for the 16th through the 19th United States Congresses.[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826.[1] Following his departure from Congress, Campbell resumed private practice in Brown County, Ohio from 1826 to 1829.[2]

Federal judicial service

Campbell was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on March 6, 1829, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Ohio vacated by Judge William Creighton Jr.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1829, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service terminated on September 24, 1833, due to his death in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio.[2] He was interred in the North Graveyard in Columbus, Ohio.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "John Wilson Campbell (id: C000095)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Wilson Campbell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Ohio House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam RussellAbraham Shepherd Representative from Adams County 1810–1811 Served alongside: Abraham Shepherd Succeeded byJohn Ellison Jr.William Russell Preceded byJohn Ellison Jr.William Russell Representative from Adams County 1813–1814 Served alongside: John Ellison Jr. Succeeded byNathan BeasleyJohn Ellison Jr. Preceded byNathan BeasleyJohn Ellison Jr. Representative from Adams County 1815–1816 Served alongside: Josiah Lockhart Succeeded byJohn Ellison Jr.Thomas Kirker U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Alexander United States Representative from Ohio's 2nd congressional district 1817–1823 Succeeded byThomas R. Ross Preceded byJoseph Vance United States Representative from Ohio's 5th congressional district 1823–1827 Succeeded byWilliam Russell Legal offices Preceded byWilliam Creighton Jr. Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio 1829–1833 Succeeded byBenjamin Tappan
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