Samuel B. Campbell

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Samuel Bonsall Campbell
22nd Ohio State Treasurer
In office
January 13, 1896 – January 8, 1900
GovernorAsa S. Bushnell
Preceded byWilliam T. Cope
Succeeded byIsaac B. Cameron
Personal details
Born(1846-07-02)July 2, 1846
157th Ohio Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Samuel Bonsall Campbell (July 2, 1846 – May 30, 1917)[1] was a Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1896 to 1900.

Biography

Samuel B. Campbell was born July 2, 1846, at

One Hundred Fifty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. After the war he returned to Steubenville, Ohio, and was connected with the Miners and Mechanics Bank.[2]

In 1879, he was elected County Treasurer, and re-elected in 1881. In 1886, he was appointed by John C. Brown as cashier at the State Treasury, and in 1892 became chief clerk under Ohio Secretary of State Christian L. Poorman.[2]

In 1895, Campbell won election as Ohio State Treasurer and was re-elected in 1897.[2]

Campbell died May 30, 1917, and was interred at

Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Notes

References

  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.