John Hull Campbell
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John Hull Campbell was an American Party
member in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania
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John H. Campbell was born in York, Pennsylvania
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1823, and commenced practice in that city. He became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
in 1831.
Campbell was elected as a candidate of the American Party
to the Twenty-ninth
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846
. He instead resumed his law practice, and died in Philadelphia in 1868. He is interred in Monument Cemetery.
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
member in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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John H. Campbell was born in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1823, and commenced practice in that city. He became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
in 1831.
Campbell was elected as a candidate of the American Party
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
to the Twenty-ninth
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846
United States House election, 1846
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1846. The Whigs picked up 37 seats, while the rival Democrats lost 32 seats. The result was a switch of partisan control of the House, with the Whigs gaining a narrow majority of 116 to 110. The Whigs picked up seats in New...
. He instead resumed his law practice, and died in Philadelphia in 1868. He is interred in Monument Cemetery.