Robert Campbell (politician, 1808)

Robert Campbell (born May 1, 1808 in Bath , Steuben County , New York , † July 16, 1870 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the son of Robert Campbell († 1849), who immigrated from Glasgow ( Scotland ) to the United States in 1794 and then settled in Bath.

Career

Robert Campbell attended Geneva Academy and then the local college. He then trained with a lawyer, was admitted to the bar and then began practicing in Bath. He was married to Frances Fowler. The couple had two sons, Clarence and Frank Campbell .

Robert served as a delegate for the Democratic Party at the New York Constituent Assembly in 1846 , but switched to the Free Soil Party in 1848 and later to the Republican Party . Between 1859 and 1862 he held the office of Lieutenant Governor of New York under Governor Edwin D. Morgan .

He was buried in Grove Cemetery in Bath, New York. His home, better known as the Campbell-Rumsey House , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

literature

Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature in the State of New York in 1859 , WM. D. Murphy, J. Munsell, 1859, pp. 9, 121

Web links

Individual evidence

^ NEW YORK - Steuben County . National Register of Historic Places. Accessed March 13, 2009.

personal data
SURNAME	Campbell, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bath , Steuben County , New York
DATE OF DEATH	July 16, 1870
Place of death	Bath, Steuben County, New York

[1] NEW YORK - Steuben County . National Register of Historic Places. Accessed March 13, 2009.