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Campbell, Douglas

lawyer, author, was born in 1840 in New York. He was a lawyer of New York city, whose notable historical work, The Puritan in Holland, England, and America, has attracted much attention. He died in 1893. CAMPBELL, DOUGLAS HOUGHΤΟΝ, botanist, author, was born in 1859 in Michigan. He is a professor of botany in Stanford university, and the author of Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany, and Structure and Development of the Mosses and Ferns.

Campbell, Duncan R

clergyman, college president, was born Aug. 14, 1814, in Scotland. He became a baptist, and accepted a pastorate. He afterward removed to Kentucky, and was elected professor of Hebrew and biblical literature in the theological seminary at Covington.

In 1852 he became president of Georgetown college, and ably discharged the duties of that office until his death. He died Aug. 16, 1865, in Covington, Ky.

Campbell, Hugh George

naval officer, was born in 1760 in South Caro-- lina. In 1775 he volunteered on board the first man-of-war commissioned by the council of South Carolina; in 1812 commanded some gun-boats in St. Mary's river during an insurrection against the Spanish rule in Florida. He died Nov. 11, 1820, in Washington, D. C.

Campbell, James

lawyer, jurist, was born in 1813 in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1842 he was a judge of common pleas, and held the position until 1850. In 1852 he was made attorney-general for the state, and in 1853 went into the cabinet of President Pierce, as postmaster-general.

Campbell, James A

physician, author, was born Jan. 12, 1847, in Platteville, Wis. He was appointed oculist of the Good Samaritan hospital in 1873. He was also chosen professor of ophthalmology and otology in the Home Medical college of Missouri. When the Children's free hospital of St. Louis was founded, in 1879, he was appointed a member of its staff of physicians.

Campbell, James E

lawyer, congressman, governor, was born July 17, 1843, in Middletown, Ohio. He served in the United States Navy during the civil war, and was prosecuting attorney of Butler county, Ohio, from 1876 to 1880. In 1882 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-eighth congress, and was re-elected to the forty-ninth congress as a democrat. In 1889 he was elected governor of Ohio.

Campbell, James H

lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 8, 1820, in Williamsport, Pa. He was a member of the Whig convention at Baltimore; was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1857, and again from 1858 to 1861. He was re-elected to the thirty-seventh congress; in 1864 was appointed minister resident to Sweden; and in 1866 was made minister to Bogota. was

Campbell, Jesse H

clergyman, author, was born Feb. 10, 1807, in McIntosh county, Ga. He is one of the most laborious and useful preachers in his native state. His chief literary work is Georgia Baptists-Historical and Biographical.

Campbell, John

financier, was born in Virginia. In 1829 he was appointed treasurer of the United States, and remained in office until 1839.

Campbell, John

jurist, congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1801 to 1811; and was judge of the orphans' court in Charles county. He died June 23, 1828, in Charles county, Md.

Campbell, John

congressman, was born in South Carolina. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1829 to 1831, and again from 1837 to 1845.

He died May 19, 1845, in Marlborough, S. C.

Campbell, John

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1837 to 1843.