Felix Campbell

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Felix Campbell (born February 28, 1829 in Brooklyn , New York , † November 8, 1902 ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1891 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Felix Campbell attended community schools. He then worked as a manufacturer of iron pipes and as a consulting engineer. About three years before the outbreak of the civil war , he joined the district council , where he then held the position of president. Because of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 Governor Tilden appointed him to the Board of Commissioners of New York. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1882 Campbell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Archibald M. Bliss on March 4, 1883 . He ran for a seat in Congress in New York's second constituency in 1884 . After a successful election, he succeeded William E. Robinson on March 4, 1885 . He was re-elected twice in a row. Since he on a run again in 1890 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1891 Congress of. He died in Brooklyn on November 8, 1902, and was then buried in Holy Cross Cemetery .

Web links

  • Felix Campbell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Campbell, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1902
Place of death Brooklyn , New York