William W. Campbell

William W. Campbell

William W. Campbell (born June 10, 1806 in Cherry Valley , New York , † September 7, 1881 ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William W. Campbell was born in Cherry Valley about six years before the outbreak of the British-American War . In the following time he attended community schools and graduated from Union College in Schenectady in 1827 . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and then began practicing in New York City . In 1841 he was appointed a master at the New York Court of Chancery . Then he was a commissioner in bankruptcy . Politically, he was a member of the American Party .

In the congressional election of 1844 Campbell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Hamilton Fish on March 4, 1845 . Since he refused to run again two years later , left the congress after March 3, 1847 .

Between 1849 and 1855 he was a Superior Court judge in New York City. Then he moved back to Cherry Valley in December 1855. Between 1857 and 1865 he was a Supreme Court Justice for the Sixth District of New York. Campbell was a writer who wrote historical works. He died on September 7, 1881 in Cherry Valley and was then buried in Cherry Valley Cemetery .

literature

• Obituary notice from his brother John C. Campbell , The New York Times, March 27, 1890
• Douglas Campbell's obituary , The New York Times, March 8, 1893
• Political Notes , The New York Times, October 28, 1873

Web links

• William W. Campbell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William W. Campbell in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• William W. Campbell on The Political Graveyard website