Lewis Davis Campbell - Franklin OH
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N 39° 33.720 W 084° 18.283
16S E 731548 N 4382615
Lewis Davis Campbell (1811-1882) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1849 to 1858, rising to the leadership of Ohio’s “Know Nothing” Party. During the Civil War he raised the 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served as its first colonel.
Waymark Code: WM17M6P
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2023
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TEXT ON THE OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER
LEWIS DAVIS CAMPBELL
Two leading figures in nineteenth century national and state politics were born in log cabins located near this spot. Lewis Davis Campbell (1811-1882) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1849 to 1858, rising to the leadership of Ohio’s “Know Nothing” Party. During the Civil War he raised the 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served as its first colonel. In 1866, President Andrew Johnson appointed Campbell U.S. Minister to Mexico. In 1870, Campbell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for another term by defeating Robert Cumming Schenck. Campbell is buried in Hamilton’s Greenwood Cemetery.
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Location: 254 South River Street, Franklin OH 45005
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