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I" 152 I L Lewis Davis Campbell Papers 1/ 4 cubic foot Preliminary inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Lewis Davis Campbell papers from Mr. Arthur H, Blaker, of Portland, Oregon, in May 1963. Keith A. Maneese processed the collection in May 1980. Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property rights to this collection. Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection have - n- o - t - been dedicated to the public. Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references. Biographical sketch: Campbell, Lewis Davis. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, August 9, 1811; attended the public schools; apprenticed to learn the art of printing 1828- 1831; published a Clay Whig newspaper in Hamilton, Ohio, 1831- 1835; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1835 and practiced in Hamilton until 1850; engaged in agricultural pursuits; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840, 1842, and 1844 to the Twenty- seventh, Twenty- eighth, and Twenty- ninth Congresses; elected as a Whig to the Thirty- first and to the three succeeding Congresses ( March 4, 1849- March 3, 1857); presented credentials as a Member- elect to the Thirty- fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1857, to May 25, 1858, when he was succeeded by Clement L. Vallandigham, who successfully contested the election; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty- sixth Congress; served in the Union Army during the Civil War as colonel of the Sixty- ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1861 and 1862; resigned on account of poor health; appointed by President Andrew Johnson as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico on May 4, 1866, and served until June 16, 1867, wh. en he resigned; elected to the State senate in 1869 and resigned in 1870; elected as a Democrat to the Forty- second Congress ( March 4, 1871- March 3, 1873); was not a candidate for reee1ecti. on in 1.872 to the Forty-third Congress; delegate to the third State constitutional conven-tion in 1873; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, on November 26, 1882; interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Source: Biographical Dictionary of the American Congress, 1774- 1949, ( 1950), p. 942. Additional sources: Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 111, ( 1929), pp. 461- 462. OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1982 Velma Avenue. Columbus, Ohio 43211~ 2497 ph: 614.297.2300 fx: 614.297.2411 . . . . ,
Object Description
Title | MSS 72 Lewis Campbell Papers |
Subject |
United States. Congress. House American Party Republican Party (Ohio) Whig Party (U.S.) African Americans -- Politics and government Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Slavery in the United States Tariff United States -- Politics and government Ohio -- Politics and government |
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Date of Original | 1849-1877 |
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Title | MSS 72 Lewis Campbell - Page 1 |
Full Text | I" 152 I L Lewis Davis Campbell Papers 1/ 4 cubic foot Preliminary inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Lewis Davis Campbell papers from Mr. Arthur H, Blaker, of Portland, Oregon, in May 1963. Keith A. Maneese processed the collection in May 1980. Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property rights to this collection. Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection have - n- o - t - been dedicated to the public. Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references. Biographical sketch: Campbell, Lewis Davis. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, August 9, 1811; attended the public schools; apprenticed to learn the art of printing 1828- 1831; published a Clay Whig newspaper in Hamilton, Ohio, 1831- 1835; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1835 and practiced in Hamilton until 1850; engaged in agricultural pursuits; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840, 1842, and 1844 to the Twenty- seventh, Twenty- eighth, and Twenty- ninth Congresses; elected as a Whig to the Thirty- first and to the three succeeding Congresses ( March 4, 1849- March 3, 1857); presented credentials as a Member- elect to the Thirty- fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1857, to May 25, 1858, when he was succeeded by Clement L. Vallandigham, who successfully contested the election; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty- sixth Congress; served in the Union Army during the Civil War as colonel of the Sixty- ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1861 and 1862; resigned on account of poor health; appointed by President Andrew Johnson as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico on May 4, 1866, and served until June 16, 1867, wh. en he resigned; elected to the State senate in 1869 and resigned in 1870; elected as a Democrat to the Forty- second Congress ( March 4, 1871- March 3, 1873); was not a candidate for reee1ecti. on in 1.872 to the Forty-third Congress; delegate to the third State constitutional conven-tion in 1873; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, on November 26, 1882; interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Source: Biographical Dictionary of the American Congress, 1774- 1949, ( 1950), p. 942. Additional sources: Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 111, ( 1929), pp. 461- 462. OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1982 Velma Avenue. Columbus, Ohio 43211~ 2497 ph: 614.297.2300 fx: 614.297.2411 . . . . , |
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