Charles H. Campbell
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Charles Hotchkiss Campbell (June 18, 1858 – November 26, 1927) was an American football player, lawyer, and civic leader in Detroit, Michigan
. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan
where he played college football
for the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan.
Campbell was born in Detroit, Michigan
in 1858. His father James V. Campbell
was a New York native who came to Detroit at age three in 1826. His father was a a regent and law professor at the University of Michigan and a member of the Michigan Supreme Court. His mother Cornelia (Hotchkiss) Campbell was also a native of New York.
Campbell attended the public schools and high schools in Detroit, graduating in 1876. He enrolled at the University of Michigan
in 1876 and completed "the Latin and scientific course." While studying at Michigan, Campbell played at the halfback
position for the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan. The first football game for the University of Michigan was a May 30, 1897, game against Racine at White Stockings field in Chicago. Campbell took the opening kickoff in that first football game, a play described in a newspaper the next day as follows:
Campbell was also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity while at Michigan. A notebook kept by Campbell while he was a student at Michigan from 1879 to 1880, which includes lecture notes from James B. Angell's courses in political economy and international law, is maintained in the collections of the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library
. Campbell received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 1880.
Campbell studied law at the office of Alfred Russell starting in 1880, and was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1882. He went into practice with Russel at the firm of Russell & Campbell in 1886. The firm later became known as Russell, Campbell & Bulkley (1905-1907), and later as Russell, Campbell, Bulkley & Ledyard (1907-1912), and eventually Campbell, Bulkley & Ledyard (after 1912). Campbell specialized in conveyancing and trusts. In his history of the City of Detroit, Clarence M. Burton
wrote: "For many years Mr. Campbell has been recognized as one of the most eminent members of the Michigan bar."
Campbell was also active in Detroit's civic affairs. In 1920, he was selected as the president of the Detroit Board of Commerce. He also served as the secretary of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association
, trustee of Detroit's famed Mariners' Church
, treasurer and director of the River Rouge Improvement Co., and a member of the board of trustees of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Michgan.
In the 1910s, Campbell lived in the Pasadena Apartments
, then one of the most fashionable apartment houses in Detroit. Campbell never married. At the time of the 1910 United States Census, Campbell lived in Apartment 148 at the Pasadena Apartments with his sister, Cornelia.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
where he played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1879 college football season. The team was the first intercollegiate football squad to represent the University of Michigan. They played two games, winning one and tying the other. In its first intercollegiate...
, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan.
Campbell was born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
in 1858. His father James V. Campbell
James V. Campbell
James V. Campbell was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1858-1890.Campbell was born in Buffalo, New York but was brought to Detroit at a very young age. Campbell served as a law professor at the University of Michigan for much of the time he was on the Michigan Supreme Court.-Sources:*...
was a New York native who came to Detroit at age three in 1826. His father was a a regent and law professor at the University of Michigan and a member of the Michigan Supreme Court. His mother Cornelia (Hotchkiss) Campbell was also a native of New York.
Campbell attended the public schools and high schools in Detroit, graduating in 1876. He enrolled at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1876 and completed "the Latin and scientific course." While studying at Michigan, Campbell played at the halfback
Halfback (American football)
A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...
position for the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1879 college football season. The team was the first intercollegiate football squad to represent the University of Michigan. They played two games, winning one and tying the other. In its first intercollegiate...
, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan. The first football game for the University of Michigan was a May 30, 1897, game against Racine at White Stockings field in Chicago. Campbell took the opening kickoff in that first football game, a play described in a newspaper the next day as follows:
"The University team won the choice and let the Racine team have the kick. Johnston made a fair kick which was caught by Campbell and carried forward some distance by good runs and skilled throwing to others of our team."
Campbell was also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
fraternity while at Michigan. A notebook kept by Campbell while he was a student at Michigan from 1879 to 1880, which includes lecture notes from James B. Angell's courses in political economy and international law, is maintained in the collections of the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library
Bentley Historical Library
The Bentley Historical Library is a historical library located on the University of Michigan's North Campus in Ann Arbor. It was established in 1935 by the regents of the University of Michigan...
. Campbell received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 1880.
Campbell studied law at the office of Alfred Russell starting in 1880, and was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1882. He went into practice with Russel at the firm of Russell & Campbell in 1886. The firm later became known as Russell, Campbell & Bulkley (1905-1907), and later as Russell, Campbell, Bulkley & Ledyard (1907-1912), and eventually Campbell, Bulkley & Ledyard (after 1912). Campbell specialized in conveyancing and trusts. In his history of the City of Detroit, Clarence M. Burton
Clarence M. Burton
Clarence Monroe Burton was a Detroit lawyer and businessman, historian, and philanthropist.- Early years :...
wrote: "For many years Mr. Campbell has been recognized as one of the most eminent members of the Michigan bar."
Campbell was also active in Detroit's civic affairs. In 1920, he was selected as the president of the Detroit Board of Commerce. He also served as the secretary of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association
Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 19975 Woodward Avenue, across from the Michigan State Fairgrounds, between 7 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road, in Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the area's most well-known cemeteries.-History:...
, trustee of Detroit's famed Mariners' Church
Mariners' Church
Mariners' Church of Detroit is a church adhering to Anglican liturgical traditions located at 170 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, United States...
, treasurer and director of the River Rouge Improvement Co., and a member of the board of trustees of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Michgan.
In the 1910s, Campbell lived in the Pasadena Apartments
Pasadena Apartments
The Pasadena Apartments is an apartment building located at 2170 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.- Description :...
, then one of the most fashionable apartment houses in Detroit. Campbell never married. At the time of the 1910 United States Census, Campbell lived in Apartment 148 at the Pasadena Apartments with his sister, Cornelia.