| LC control no. | nr 92012735 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Campbell, James Hepburn, 1820-1895 |
| Located | Pottsville (Pa.) Carlisle (Pa.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 18200208 |
| Death date | 18950412 |
| Place of birth | Williamsport (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Wayne (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators |
| Special note | Data provided by PAFC/PACSCL |
| Found in | His Papers, 1861-1867 (James Hepburn Campbell; b. 1820) PHi files (James Hepburn Campbell; d. 1895) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed Mar. 9, 2015 (Campbell, James Hepburn, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., February 8, 1820; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the law department of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1841; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Pottsville, Pa.; delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to 34th Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to 35th Congress; elected as a Republican to 36th and 37th Congresses (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1863); was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; during the Civil War served as major of Twenty-fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry; appointed Minister to Sweden by President Lincoln in May 1864 and served until March 29, 1867; declined the diplomatic mission to Colombia in 1867; located in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1867 and continued the practice of law; died on his estate "Aeola," near Wayne, Delaware County, Pa., April 12, 1895; interment in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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