Johnson N. Camden Jr.

Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. (January 5, 1865 – August 16, 1942) was a United States Senator from Kentucky. His father, Johnson N. Camden, had been a United States Senator from West Virginia.

Johnson N. Camden Jr.
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
June 16, 1914 – March 4, 1915
Appointed byJames B. McCreary
Preceded byWilliam O. Bradley
Succeeded byJohn C. W. Beckham
Personal details
Born
Johnson Newlon Camden Jr.

(1865-01-05)January 5, 1865
Parkersburg, West Virginia
DiedAugust 16, 1942(1942-08-16) (aged 77)
Paris, Kentucky
Resting placeFrankfort Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Signature

Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Camden Jr. attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, Columbia Law School in New York City, and the law school at University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Although admitted to the bar in 1888, he never practiced.

Camden moved to Spring Hill Farm, near Versailles, Kentucky, in 1890 and became involved in farming and Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing. He served for a time as president of the Kentucky Jockey Club. He was also interested in the opening and development of the coal fields in eastern Kentucky. He was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate on June 16, 1914, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of his predecessor, William O. Bradley.

He was elected on November 3, 1914, and served until March 3, 1915. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.

He went back to agricultural activities on a farm near Paris, Kentucky, until he died, aged 77. He was buried in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort.

In what is a mystery to many, Camden had the University Library at the then Morehead State Teachers College, now Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, named for him in 1929. Camden had no ties to the school, nor had ever visited.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Johnson N. Camden Jr. (id: C000063)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Kentucky
(Class 3)
1914		 Succeeded by
J. C. W. Beckham
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
William O. Bradley		 United States Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky
1914–1915		 Succeeded by
J. C. W. Beckham
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