Ed H. Campbell

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Ed Hoyt Campbell
Guy M. Gillette (Redistricting)
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
1920-1928
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
1911-1913
Personal details
Born(1882-03-06)March 6, 1882
Battle Creek, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1969(1969-04-26) (aged 87)
Battle Creek, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Ed Hoyt Campbell (March 6, 1882 – April 26, 1969) was the last U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district. When Iowa lost two seats in Congress due to the 1930 census, Campbell's district was renumbered but its boundaries were left intact.[1] In the Roosevelt landslide of 1932, he was defeated for re-election.

Born in Battle Creek, Iowa, Campbell attended the public schools of his native city, and graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1906. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Battle Creek. Two years later, he was elected as Mayor of Battle Creek, and served until 1911. That year, he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, where he served until 1913.

During the First World War Campbell served as a private in Company Six, First Officers Training School, at

Fort Snelling, Minnesota
.

Following his discharge, he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1920. He served two four-year terms, serving as president pro tempore from 1924 to 1926.

In 1928, Campbell was elected as a

carried many Democrats to victory; Campbell was one of several incumbent Republican congressmen in Iowa who were unseated that year. In all, Campbell served in the Seventy-first and Seventy-second
Congresses, from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1933.

After returning to Iowa, Campbell resumed the practice of law. He died in Battle Creek on April 26, 1969, and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b "Five of Iowa's 9 Congress Posts Sure for G.O.P.", Waterloo Courier, 1932-11-02, at p. 13.

External links


  • United States Congress. "Ed H. Campbell (id: C000081)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 11th congressional district

March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Succeeded by
District created

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