History of Lebanon, (Hardin County) Tennessee United States of America

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William Bowen Campbell, governor of Tennessee, was born in Sumner county, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1807. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar, practising for a time in Carthage. He was chosen district attorney, and in 1835 was elected to the lower house of the state legislature. He fought in the Creek and Florida wars at the head of a company which he had enlisted, and in 1836 was elected a representative to the 25th Congress. He was major-general in the Tennessee militia, and at the beginning of the Mexican war was made colonel of volunteers. He took part in the battles of Monterey and Cerro Gordo, and after General Pillow was wounded commanded his brigade. In 1851 he was elected governor of Tennessee and served two years. He was made judge of the circuit court in 1857. President Lincoln appointed him brigadier-general of volunteers, in June, 1862, and he served until the end of the year, when ill-health necessitated his resignation. In 1864 he was elected a representative to the 39th Congress, but was not allowed his seat until the end of the first year of his term. He died at Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1867.

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

Benjamin Wilburn McDonnold, educator, was born in Overton county, Tenn., March 27, 1827; son of Thomas K. and Martha (Bates) McDonnold and grandson of John McDonnold, who came from county Ulster, Ireland, in 1790, and settled in North Carolina, and of Henderson and Sally (Gentry) Bates. He was graduated at Cumberland college, Princeton, Ky., in 1849. He was an instructor in Bethel college, Tenn., 1849-51; was ordained to the ministry, and served as pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Philadelphia, Pa., 1851-52. He was married, July 22, 1852, to Albina, daughter of Thomas G. and Nancy (Dyer) Watkins. He engaged in teaching in Bethel college, 1854-59; travelled for the purpose of increasing the endowment fund of Cumberland university, 1859-60, and was pastor of the church at Lebanon, 1860-62. He served as chaplain in the Confederate army, 1862-65, and was again pastor of the church at Lebanon, 1866-67. He was professor of mathematics at Cumberland university, 1865-67; professor of belles-lettres and mental and moral science there, 1867-73, and president of the university, 1866-73. He travelled as an evangelist throughout the bounds of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, 1873-75, and preached in nearly all the southern states and in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and California. He was a member of the American Bible society, and received the honorary degrees of D.D. and LL.D. He contributed to various periodicals, and is the author of the History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1888). He died in Lebanon, Tenn., Feb. 27, 1889.

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