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  Campbell, James E.
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NameJames E. Campbell
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Born July 07, 1843
DiedDecember 17, 1924 (81 years)
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InfoCAMPBELL, James Edwin, (nephew of Lewis Davis Campbell), a Representative from Ohio; born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, 7/7/1843; attended the public schools and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; entered the Union Army as a member of the Mississippi Squadron, November 29, 1863, and served until honorably discharged September 24, 1864; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1865; deputy collector of internal revenue, third district; commenced the practice of law in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1867; prosecuting attorney of Butler County 1876-1880

U.S. Representative (D-OH) 1884-1889; chairman, Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Forty-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1888

Governor (D-OH) 1889-1891. Introduced the "Australian ballot system" to Ohio elections in 1891. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1891 and 1895

Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1892, 1920, and 1924

Served on the commission to codify the State laws 1908-1911; resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio, and died there on 12/18/1924; interment in Green Lawn Cemetery.

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  07/01/1916 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-98.66%)
  01/12/1909 OH US Senate Lost 39.19% (-20.95%)
  11/06/1906 OH - District 03 Lost 45.97% (-3.48%)
  07/11/1896 US President - D Convention Lost 0.08% (-48.91%)
  11/05/1895 OH Governor Lost 39.94% (-11.06%)
  06/23/1892 US President - D Convention Lost 0.22% (-67.62%)
  11/03/1891 OH Governor Lost 45.90% (-2.70%)
  11/05/1889 OH Governor Won 48.91% (+1.40%)
  11/02/1886 OH District 07 Won 48.45% (+0.01%)
  10/14/1884 OH District 03 Won 50.29% (+1.26%)
  06/19/1884 OH District 07 Won 49.72% (+0.15%)
  10/10/1882 OH District 07 Lost 49.58% (-0.14%)
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