John Wilson Campbell

John Wilson Campbell
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio
In office March 7, 1829 – September 24, 1833
Appointed by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	William Creighton Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin Tappan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	John Alexander
Succeeded by	William Russell
Constituency	2nd district (1817-1823) 5th district (1823-1827)
Personal details
Born	John Wilson Campbell (1782-02-23)February 23, 1782 Augusta County, Virginia, US
Died	September 24, 1833(1833-09-24) (aged 51) Delaware, Ohio, US
Resting place	Old North Cemetery Columbus, Ohio, US
Political party	Democratic-Republican National Republican
Education	read law

John Wilson Campbell (February 23, 1782 – September 24, 1833) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.

Born on February 23, 1782, near Miller's Iron Works^[1] in Augusta County, Virginia,^[2] Campbell attended the common schools, taught school, then read law in 1808.^[2] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in West Union, Ohio from 1808 to 1826.^[2] He was prosecutor for Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1817.^[2] He was a Justice of the Peace for Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio from 1809 to 1815.^[2] He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810, and from 1815 to 1817.^[2]

Campbell was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 2nd congressional district and Ohio's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 15th through the 17th United States Congresses. reelected as a Jackson Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, and as a National Republican to the 19th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1827.^[1] He was Chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims for the 16th through the 19th United States Congresses.^[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826.^[1] Following his departure from Congress, Campbell resumed private practice in Brown County, Ohio from 1826 to 1829.^[2]

Campbell was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on March 6, 1829, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Ohio vacated by Judge William Creighton Jr.^[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1829, and received his commission the same day.^[2] His service terminated on September 24, 1833, due to his death in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio.^[2] He was interred in the North Graveyard in Columbus, Ohio.^[1]

• United States Congress. "John Wilson Campbell (id: C000095)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Wilson Campbell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress