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Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908

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Personal name headingCamden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
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Variant(s)Camden, Johnson Newlon, 1828-1908
Birth date1828-03-06
Death date1908-04-25
Place of birthLewis County (W. Va.)
Place of deathBaltimore (Md.)
AffiliationUnited States Military Academy
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationLegislators Lawyers Public prosecutors Businessmen
Found inInterstate Commerce ... 1886: t.p. (Hon. J. N. Camden, of West Virginia)
Bio. dir. Am. Con., 1961 (Camden, Johnson Newlon; Democratic Senator from W. Va.; b. Lewis Co., Va. (now W.Va.) March 6, 1828; lawyer; prosecutiong attorney; Braxton County (1851) and Nicholas Co. (1852); president First National Bank of Parkersburg at its organization in 1862; nominee for governor of W.Va. in 1868 and 1872; elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1887; re-elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John E. Kenna, serving from Jan. 25, 1893-March 3, 1895; resumed business pursuits; d. in Baltimore, Md., Apr. 25, 1908; father of Johnson Newlon Camden Jr., U. S. Senator, June 16, 1914- Mar. 3. 1915)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website (Camden, Johnson Newlon, (father of Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr.), a Senator from West Virginia; born in Collins Settlement, Lewis County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 6, 1828; attended school in Sutton, Va. (now West Virginia); appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Sutton in 1851; appointed the same year prosecuting attorney for Braxton County; elected prosecuting attorney for Nicholas County in 1852; engaged in the development of petroleum and in manufacturing in Parkersburg, Va. (now West Virginia) in 1858; president of the First National Bank of Parkersburg at its organization in 1862; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1868 and again in 1872; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1887; resumed the practice of law at Parkersburg; again elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John E. Kenna, and served from January 25, 1893, to March 3, 1895; chairman, Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense (Fifty-third Congress), Committee on Railroads (Fifty-third Congress); continued former business pursuits; died in Baltimore, Md., April 25, 1908; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.)
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