History of Middletown, (Crawford County) Ohio United States of America

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James Edwin Campbell, governor of Ohio, was born at Middletown, Ohio, July 7, 1843; son of Dr. Andrew and Laura (Reynolds) Campbell, and grandson of Samuel and Mary (Small) Campbell. He received an academical education and served in the United States navy, enlisting in 1863 and taking part in the Mississippi and Red river expedition in the civil war, after which he taught school to raise money for the prosecution of his legal studies and was admitted to the bar, after which he established himself in his profession in Hamilton, Ohio. In 1876 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Butler county, Ohio, and held the office four years, when he was defeated as state senator by twelve votes. In 1882 he was elected on the Democratic ticket as a representative to the 48th Congress, and was re-elected to the 49th and 50th congresses. His seat in the 48th congress was unsuccessfully contested by Henry L. Morey. In 1889 he was elected governor of Ohio, defeating Joseph B. Foraker after an exciting gubernatorial canvass. As governor he called an extraordinary session of the 69th general assembly, Oct. 14, 1890, to consider the affairs of the city of Cincinnati, and the act that was passed reorganizing the municipal government was subsequently declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. In 1891 he was defeated in the gubernatorial canvass by William McKinley, Jr., although he ran 9000 votes ahead of his associates on the state ticket. In 1895 he was again a candidate for the office of governor of Ohio and was defeated by Asa S. Bushnell.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Middletown, (Crawford County) Ohio

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