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John Archibald Campbell
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1853
John Archibald Campbell , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Archibald Campbell was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1853-03-23–1861-04-30
Education
- Franklin College (now University of Georgia)1825
- Read law1829
Career
Private practice, Washington, Georgia, 1829; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1829-1837; Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1837-1853; State representative, Alabama, 1837, 1843; Assistant secretary of war for the draft, Confederate States of America, 1862-1865; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865-1884
Biography
John Archibald Campbell was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America.
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