Felix Campbell
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Felix Campbell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | William E. Robinson |
Succeeded by | David A. Boody |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Archibald M. Bliss |
Succeeded by | Peter P. Mahoney |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | February 28, 1829
Died | November 8, 1902 Brooklyn, New York | (aged 73)
Felix Campbell (February 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended the common schools and became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer. He was president of the board of supervisors in 1858 and was appointed by Governor Tilden a member of the board of commissioners from New York to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876.
Campbell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 and in 1902 died in Brooklyn. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Felix Campbell (id: C000082)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.