John Wilson Campbell

John Wilson Campbell
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio
In office March 7, 1829 – September 24, 1833
Appointed by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	William Creighton Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin Tappan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	John Alexander
Succeeded by	William Russell
Constituency	2nd district (1817-1823) 5th district (1823-1827)
Personal details
Born	John Wilson Campbell (1782-02-23)February 23, 1782 Augusta County, Virginia, US
Died	September 24, 1833(1833-09-24) (aged 51) Delaware, Ohio, US
Resting place	Old North Cemetery Columbus, Ohio, US
Political party	Democratic-Republican National Republican
Education	read law

John Wilson Campbell (February 23, 1782 – September 24, 1833) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born on February 23, 1782, near Miller's Iron Works in Augusta County, Virginia, Campbell attended the common schools, taught school, then read law in 1808. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in West Union, Ohio from 1808 to 1826. He was prosecutor for Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1817. He was a Justice of the Peace for Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1815. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810, and from 1815 to 1817.

Congressional service

Campbell was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 2nd congressional district and Ohio's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 15th through the 17th United States Congresses. reelected as a Jackson Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, and as a National Republican to the 19th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1827. He was Chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims for the 16th through the 19th United States Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826. Following his departure from Congress, Campbell resumed private practice in Brown County, Ohio from 1826 to 1829.

Federal judicial service

Campbell was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on March 6, 1829, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Ohio vacated by Judge William Creighton Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1829, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on September 24, 1833, due to his death in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. He was interred in the North Graveyard in Columbus, Ohio.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John Wilson Campbell (id: C000095)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Wilson Campbell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress