John Campbell (politician)

John Campbell (* approx. 1788/1789 in Hall Bottom near Abingdon , Virginia ; † 1866 in Smyth County , Virginia) was Treasurer of the United States from May 26, 1829 until his resignation on July 20, 1839 . He was the first born American to hold this post. The Governor David Campbell (1779-1859) was his brother.

Career

John Campbell was the son of Elizabeth McDonald (1753-1827) and John Campbell (1742-1825). He attended Abingdon Academy in Virginia. In 1811 he was for the Washington County in the Virginia House of Delegates elected and re-elected 1813th He was on the Council of the State of Virginia . In 1818 he moved to Alabama and settled in Huntsville . The following year he served as Secretary to the first Alabama Constituent Assembly . He returned to Abingdon around 1821 or 1822. Campbell also pursued a military career. It held the rank of colonel .

On May 26, 1826, US President Andrew Jackson appointed him Treasurer of the United States. He held this post until his resignation on July 20, 1839, as a result of political differences with US President Martin Van Buren . Then he returned to Abingdon. At that time he converted from the Democratic Party to the Whig Party .

Campbell died after the Civil War ended . He never got married.

Trivia

Campbell is the creator of sketches of Colonel Arthur Campbell and General William Campbell, which in Howe's History of Virginia appeared.

He bequeathed his estate to his brother Arthur Campbell for the duration of his life. After his death, the rest would go to his nephew, Joseph Trigg Campbell, a son of his brother Edward Campbell.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} The Papers of Andrew Jackson: 1829 , Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2007, ISBN 9781572335936 , p. 149
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} John Campbell on the Huntsville History Collection website
3. ↑ ^{a b} Descendants of John Campbell
4. ↑ Campbells of Southwest Virginia - Will of John Campbell (c. 1789-1866), Treasurer of the United States