Thomas Jefferson Campbell

Thomas Jefferson Campbell (February 22, 1793 – April 13, 1850) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 until 1843. He served as Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1847 until 1850.

Thomas Jefferson Campbell
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
In office 1847–1850
Preceded by	Benjamin B. French
Succeeded by	Richard M. Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Julius W. Blackwell
Succeeded by	Alvan Cullom
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1817–1819 1821 1825–1831
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1793 Rhea County, Tennessee
Died	April 13, 1850 (aged 57) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Whig

Biography

Campbell was born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1793,[1] and he attended the public schools.[2]

Career

Assistant inspector general to Major General Cole's division of the East Tennessee Militia, Campbell served from September 14, 1813 to March 12, 1814. He was clerk of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1817 to 1819, in 1821, and from 1825 to 1831. He was a Representative from 1833 to 1837.[3]

Elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress, Campbell served from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1842 for re-election to the Twenty-eighth Congress. He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses.

Death

Campbell served from December 7, 1847 until his death in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 1850. He is interred at Calhoun, Tennessee.[5]

References

1. Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee
2. "Thomas Jefferson Campbell". Office of Art & Archives. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
3. "Thomas Jefferson Campbell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
4. "Thomas Jefferson Campbell". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
5. "Thomas Jefferson Campbell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Thomas Jefferson Campbell (id: C000101)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.