Courtney W. Campbell

Courtney W. Campbell

Courtney Warren Campbell (born April 29, 1895 in Chillicothe , Livingston County , Missouri , †  December 22, 1971 in Dunedin , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1955 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Courtney Campbell attended Westminster College in Fulton and then studied at the University of Missouri in Columbia . During the First World War he was a lieutenant in the US Army . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1924, he began to work in this profession in Tampa (Florida). He was also a farmer in his new home. In agriculture, he was mainly engaged in growing citrus fruits. Campbell also gained a foothold in banking and land development. In the meantime he was also Deputy Attorney General of Florida. From 1942 to 1947 he was a member of the state road construction committee. During the Second World War , between 1941 and 1946, he was a member of the Florida War Labor Relations Board , a committee that dealt with the adjustment of the labor market to war conditions.

Politically, Campbell was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1952 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Florida , where he succeeded Chester B. McMullen on January 3, 1953 . Since he was defeated by Republican William C. Cramer in 1954 , he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1955 . This was determined by the events of the Cold War and the civil rights movement .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Courtney Campbell withdrew from politics. He returned to Florida where he lived in Clearwater . There he returned to his many private businesses. He died in Dunedin on December 22, 1971.

Web links

• Courtney W. Campbell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Courtney W. Campbell in the database of Find a Grave (English)