James G. Campbell | |
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Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
In office May 4, 1853 – October 17, 1855 | |
Preceded by | Newly established seat |
Succeeded by | Henry M. Spofford |
Personal details | |
Born | North Carolina | February 16, 1801
Died | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States | November 9, 1968
James Gregg Campbell (1811 – November 9, 1868) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to October 17, 1855. [1] [2] [3]
Born in North Carolina, Campbell gained admission to the bar in Louisiana in 1835, [2] and became prominent as an attorney. [4] In 1849, President Zachary Taylor nominated Campbell to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, but Campbell declined the appointment. He instead served as a judge of the Louisiana District Court for Parishes of Rapides and Natchitoches from 1849 until his appointment as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. [2]
Campbell withdrew from public life for several years in the 1860s due to complications following a stroke, [4] from which he eventually died. He was interred at The American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. [2]
James G. Campbell | |
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Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
In office May 4, 1853 – October 17, 1855 | |
Preceded by | Newly established seat |
Succeeded by | Henry M. Spofford |
Personal details | |
Born | North Carolina | February 16, 1801
Died | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States | November 9, 1968
James Gregg Campbell (1811 – November 9, 1868) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to October 17, 1855. [1] [2] [3]
Born in North Carolina, Campbell gained admission to the bar in Louisiana in 1835, [2] and became prominent as an attorney. [4] In 1849, President Zachary Taylor nominated Campbell to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, but Campbell declined the appointment. He instead served as a judge of the Louisiana District Court for Parishes of Rapides and Natchitoches from 1849 until his appointment as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. [2]
Campbell withdrew from public life for several years in the 1860s due to complications following a stroke, [4] from which he eventually died. He was interred at The American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. [2]