James R. Campbell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Orlando Burrell |
| Succeeded by | James R. Williams |
| Member of theIllinois Senate | |
| In office 1888-1896 | |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1884-1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1853-05-04)May 4, 1853 McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1924(1924-08-12) (aged 71) McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
James Romulus Campbell (May 4, 1853 – August 12, 1924) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born nearMcLeansboro, Illinois, to John L. and Mary Ainsworth (Coker) Campbell, he attended the local public schools, and later, theUniversity of Notre Dame, where he studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in McLeansboro. He owned and edited the McLeansboro Times from 1870-1898. He served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1884-1888. He served in the State Senate from 1888-1896.
Campbell was elected as aDemocrat to the55th Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899), but did not run for reelection to the56th Congress, instead serving in the war with Spain in the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry as he was commissionedcolonel June 28, 1898. After the muster out of that regiment, he was appointedlieutenant colonel of the Thirtieth Regiment,United States Volunteers, on July 5, 1899, and assigned to service in the Philippine Islands. Commissionedbrigadier general of Volunteers January 3, 1901, and was honorably discharged March 25, 1901. He engaged in milling and banking in McLeansboro, Illinois, and died there on August 12, 1924. He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 20th Congressional District of Illinois 1897 – 1899 | Succeeded by |
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