John Hull Campbell

American politician

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 by	John T. Smith
Succeeded by	Charles Brown
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1831

Personal details
Born	(1800-10-10)October 10, 1800 York, Pennsylvania, US
Died	January 19, 1868(1868-01-19) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Lawnview Memorial Park, Rockledge, Pennsylvania, US
Political party	American 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

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

External links

United States Congress. "John Hull Campbell (id: C000093)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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