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.
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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 |