Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-27
THE LATE DIR. CAMPBELL.
sketch of the Life of One Who Had Almost
Rounded Out q Century.

sketch of the Life of One Who Had Almost
Rounded Out a Century.
Few men have lived so long or been
more useful than the late DR.. Campbell.
By his death we are reminded of the fact
that there scarcely remains a representa-
tive of the men who took an active part in
the early history of this vicinity. DR..
Campbell always lived an honor
able life and discharged every
public trust and private duty in such man
ner a. to command universal respect, and
has left a record worthy of imitation. He
was born about the year 1900, in County
Tyrone, Ireland. His early education
was directed by his parents with a view
to the ministry, but his disposition and
tastes were unsuited to such a career.
The Napoleonic wars were in his youth at
tracing the attention of the whole civili-
zed world. He was induced by a
relative, who was asurgeon in the English
Navy, to enter the service as surgeons
mate. In the meantime he had pursued
his medical studies under the instruction
of eminent medical men, among Others,
Sir Ashley Cooper. Finding the service
uncOngenial, he abandoned it. He also
studied medicine in the Royal College of
Dublin.
At an early age he emigrated to America,
and again entered upon a course of study
at Dartmouth College, where he.graduated
in 1918.
Limited means there compelled him to
rely upon his own resources. He was in
duced to stop, as he then believed tenn
porarily, at Wellsburg, West Virginia,
then Virginia, on his way to New Orleans.
He there met with such..success that he
finally adopted that place as his
future home. Before he arrived
at majority, and while still engaged in the
medical profession, he began the study of
law under the tuiorship of the late Philip
Doddridge. He was admitted to the bar
in 1921. He soon required an enviable
reputation as a lawyer.
In 1924 the western part of the State OF
Virginia agitated the prOpriety OF COnsti-
tutional reform, and a general cOnven-
ton was proposed TO be held
at StauntOn looking to this end. DIR. Camp
bell was solicited to represent Brooke coun-
ty in this convention, although then but
twenty-four years old, and it was known
that grave questions Of constitutional re-
form would be discussed. In 1929 he was
appointed Commemorative Attorney for
Brooke county, which office he held until
July, 1852.
DIR. Campbell was elected to the Legis-
lature of Virginia in 1880. from Brooke
County, and was reelected in 1882, and
1888, and at each session took an active
part in the proceedings of that body.
While residing in Brooke County he was
for some years President OF the branch of
the North Western Bank at that place.
In 1S49, sOon after his removal to Wheel
ing, he was elected President of the North
Western Bank, which position he filled
for many years.
Soon after the commencement of the
DR.. Campbell entered the service as
surgeon of what Was then known as the
18th Virginia. He served in this position
until he was appointed Judge Advocate
General for the Department OF West Vir-
ginia, by Secretary of War Edwin NJ.
Stanton. The duties OF
the latter position were
discharged by him until the close of the
war. Since then he has lived quietly on
his farm in this country. With his accus-
toned energy Mr.. Campbell engaged in
sheep culture, his hocks being among the
finest in the country. DR.. Campbell was
twice married, his first wife being Il daugh-
ter of the late Bishop Alexander Campbell.
She died in 1889. In 1874 he was again
married to Mrs. Vance, a daughter of the
late Samuel Sprigg. He leaves surviving
him his widow and four children. These
are Mrs. Savage, widow Of the late Mayor
Savage; Mrs. Hullihen, wife Of the Rev.
Walter q. Hullihen, of Staunton; Mrs.
Bates, wife of DR.. W. J.. Bates, jr., of this
city, aud his son, John c. Campbell.
Ripe in age, al active, useful life has
come to 4 peaceful end.