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Archibald Campbell (1779Glen Lyon,Perthshire,Scotland - July 14, 1856Albany, New York) was an American politician who was ActingSecretary of State of New York from 1841 to 1842.
He came to theUnited States in 1798, and settled at Albany, NY, where he worked for the printers Barber &Southwick.
In 1805, Secretary of StateThomas Tillotson hired Campbell as a clerk, and in 1812, Secretary of StateElisha Jenkins appointed him Deputy Secretary. He remained in office until 1849, was reappointed in 1852 but resigned because of ill health in 1853. He served under 13 different Secretaries of State from theDemocratic-Republican,Federalist,Democratic andWhig Parties.
In October 1841, after the resignation ofJohn Canfield Spencer, who had been appointedU.S. Secretary of War, Campbell became ActingSecretary of State of New York for the remainder of Spencer's term, and resumed his post of Deputy Secretary underSamuel Young who was elected by theNew York State Legislature in February 1842.
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