John Campbell (South Carolina politician)

American politician

John Campbell

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by| Samuel W. Trotti
Succeeded by| Alexander D. Sims
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd 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
Marlboro County, South Carolina
Died| May 19, 1845
Parnassus, South Carolina
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 a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of Robert Blair Campbell.

Born near Brownsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell had graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in Columbia in 1819. He studied law. He was admitted 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 the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). Campbell was elected as a Nullifies to the Twenty-fifth Congress and as a Democrat 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 near Blenheim, South Carolina.

## Sources

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* United States Congress. "John Campbell (id: C000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Thomas R. Mitchell

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
1829–1831  | Succeeded by

Thomas R. Mitchell

Preceded by

Robert B. Campbell

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
1837–1843  | Succeeded by

Joseph A. Woodward

Preceded by

Samuel W. Trotti

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th congressional district
1843–1845  | Succeeded by

Alexander D. Sims

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