New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-08

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A word Of Jadee Campbell, newly ap.
pointed to the vacant bench Of the Fourth
District Court. may not be ont of place 1t
this time Judge Campbell is native Of
Uniontown, Penn,ylvsnia. He graduated
in 1851, at the Ohio Univeraity, with the
honors Of his class, delivering the valedic-
tory. After his graduation he was principal
Of the academy at Kanawha Courthouse,
Virginia, and subsequently Of the academy
ct Chambersburg. Pennsylvania. Here he
studied law with the Hon. George Cham
bers, and was admitted to the bar by the
court Of common pleas of that county,
Judge Kimmel presiding.
In 1856 he was appointed superintendent
of common schools for Franklin county by
the Hon. A. G. Curtin. Secretary of State.
In 1857 he removed to Muecatine. Iowa,
and engaged in the practice of the law
Here he was admitted into partnership
with one OF the most prominent members OF
the bar of Iowa-the Hon. Jacob Butler.
The law firm of Butler g. Campbell con.
tinued until the war broke out in 1861.
Judge Campbell then received from Gov
ernor Kirkwood, now United States SEN
ator, the. first commission issued in the
State of Iowa, to raise a company Of in
fautry for the three months call. This he
did within twenty-four hours, declining
any commission and enlisting in it himself
"a a private. He served through the term
of enlistment, was with General Lyon
through his campaign in Missouri, and
was wounded in the battle of VIII
sons Creek. He was honorably dis
charged with his regiment at the close of
their term aud returned to Iowa. During
his disability from his wound he was
elected treasurer of Muscatine county for
q term of two years. This office he filed
for eight months, when he resigned it in
1862 to raise Q second company, of which
he was elected captain, and afterward
commissioned successfully major, lieuten-
ant colonel and colonel Of the regiment,
the Eighteenth Iowa Infantry. He settled
in full his accounts as treasurer and re-
ceiyed from the authorities full and final
recent for all sums for which he had been
responsible during his treasureship. He
served to the close of the war and was
| honorably discharged with his regiment.
In 1865 he removed to Louisiana, and in
1866 was admitted to practice in the Su'
preme Court of the State. Since that pc
Rod he has been State Senator, register OF
the State land off 80 and Major General Of
| the State militia.
As register of the State land office, he wa
placed in charge of appropriations made by
act No. lO4 of 1871, of $50, 900, for providing
| tract books, surveying sections, and making
lists of sales and plots of railroad lands
He completed great part of this work
drawing only Oil, 465 of the $4,000. and o
the $ll ,465 drawn, turning over to his sue
cessor s5l7S, having expended only S62s
out of the $4,000 appropriated. OF thi
expenditure he made detailed and item
lied account TO the General Assembly will
proper vouchers.
Judge Campbell has been frequent cen
tributor to various public prints. He is 1
vigorous writer. sound logician, aud clos
student. His law practice he's been sue
cessful one His valuable services to tn
Republican party need no recapitulation
His appointment to the vacant judseshil
seems to be we'll received by the bar, ant
will no doubt prove popular one.