Jacob Miller Campbell

Jacob Miller Campbell ( * November 20, 1821 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, † September 27, 1888 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1877 and 1879, and again from 1881 to 1887, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1826, Jacob Campbell moved with his parents to Allegheny City, where he attended the public schools. He then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. Subsequently, he worked for newspapers in Pittsburgh and New Orleans. He then worked on the lower Mississippi in the steamboat business until 1847. The early 1850s, he followed the gold rush in California. In 1853 he returned to Pennsylvania, where he was involved in the construction of the Johnstown Cambria Iron Works Iron Works. Until 1861 he worked for this company. Politically, he joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854. In June 1856 he was a delegate part in their first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, was nominated on the John C. Frémont as a presidential candidate. During the Civil War, Campbell served in the army of the Union, where he rose to brevet brigadier general. After the war he was 1865-1871 as director of land surveying and as interior minister member of the State Government of Pennsylvania. After that, he worked in various industrial sectors.

In the congressional elections of 1876 Campbell was in the 17th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat John Reilly on March 4, 1877. Since he has not been confirmed in 1878, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1879. In 1880, Campbell was re-elected in the 17th district of his state in Congress, where he replaced Alexander Hamilton Coffroth on March 4, 1881 which was two years before become his successor. After two re- elections, he could spend up to March 3, 1887 three further terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1881 to 1883 he was chairman of the Craft Committee. In 1886 he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Jacob Campbell engaged in financial business and the steel industry. In 1887 he headed the regional Republican convention in Pennsylvania. He died on September 27, 1888 in Johnstown, where he was also buried.