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Josiah A.P. Campbell

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Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (March 2, 1830 – January 10, 1917) was an American politician. He served as a member of the Provisional C.S. Congress from Mississippi, 1861 to 1862.

Early life and career

Campbell was born in Camden, South Carolina. He moved to Mississippi and served in the state legislature in 1851 and 1859. He was a President pro tempore of the Provisional C.S. Congress in 1861 and 1862, a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1891 to 1894.

Political offices
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Confederate Congress Succeeded by
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