Robert B. Campbell

Robert Blair Campbell (* 1787 in Marlboro County , South Carolina , †  July 12, 1862 in Ealing , England ) was an American politician . Between 1823 and 1825 and again from 1834 to 1837 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives . He was an older brother of John Campbell (1795-1845), who also sat for South Carolina in Congress between 1829 and 1845 .

Life

The exact date and place of birth of Robert Campbell are unknown. He initially received a private education and then attended a school in Fayetteville ( North Carolina ). He then studied until 1809 at South Carolina College , today's University of South Carolina in Columbia . He then worked in agriculture. In 1814, during the British-American War , he became a captain in the state militia.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the 1820s he first joined the faction around Andrew Jackson . In 1820 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress; two years later he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of South Carolina . There he took over from Thomas R. Mitchell on March 4, 1823 . Since he was subject to his predecessor Mitchell in 1824, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1825. In 1826 and 1830, he applied unsuccessfully to return to the US House of Representatives. In 1830 he was instead elected to the South Carolina Senate.

Through federal customs legislation, Campbell broke with Andrew Jackson. He supported the movement in South Carolina which opposed the enforcement of the controversial customs law and opposed President Jackson. This led to the nullification crisis . The followers of this movement were referred to as the Nullifier , which now also included Robert Campbell. He even became general of the state's forces preparing for a possible conflict with the federal government. After the death of Congressman Thomas D. Singleton , Campbell was elected as his movement's candidate to succeed him in Congress. Between February 27, 1834 and March 3, 1835 he ended Singleton's current legislative period. In the election of 1835 Campbell was re-elected to Congress in the first district of South Carolina, where he succeeded Henry L. Pinckney on March 4, 1835 . By March 3, 1837 Campbell completed another term in the US House of Representatives. Then his brother John took over that mandate.

In 1840 Robert Campbell moved to Lowndes County , Alabama . In his new home he became a member of the State House of Representatives in 1840 . Between 1842 and 1850 Campbell was the American consul in Havana ( Cuba ). Then he moved to San Antonio , Texas . There he was a member of a commission in 1853 that was supposed to clarify border disputes with Mexico . Between 1854 and 1861 Campbell was the American consul in England. After his recall he stayed in this country. He died on July 12, 1862 in the London suburb of Ealing .

Web links

• Robert B. Campbell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert B. Campbell in the database of Find a Grave (English)