John Campbell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Trotti |
| Succeeded by | Alexander D. Sims |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas R. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Gourdin |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Woodward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | May 19, 1845 |
| Resting place | Blenheim, South Carolina |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Other political affiliations | Nullifier,Democratic |
| Alma mater | South Carolina College |
| Profession | lawyer,politician |
John Campbell (unknown – died May 19, 1845) was aU.S. Representative fromSouth Carolina, brother ofRobert Blair Campbell.
Born nearBrownsville,Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell had graduated from South Carolina College (now theUniversity of South Carolina) in Columbia in 1819. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice in Brownsville, South Carolina. He moved to Parnassus, Marlboro District, and continued the practice of law.
Campbell was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). Campbell was elected as a Nullifies to theTwenty-fifth Congress and as aDemocrat to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843). He served as Chairman of the Committee on Elections (Twenty-sixth Congress), Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-eighth Congress).
He died in Parnassus (now Blenheim),Marlboro County, South Carolina, on May 19, 1845. He was interred in a private cemetery nearBlenheim, South Carolina.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1829–1831 | Succeeded by Thomas R. Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1837–1843 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 4th congressional district 1843–1845 | Succeeded by |
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