Judge Edward Campbell

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Husband Judge Edward Campbell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Jul 1838 - Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: Dr. Hugh Campbell, M.D. (1795-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Rachel Lyon (      -      ) 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - Judge Edward Campbell

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He was a law student of Judge Nathaniel Ewing, and admitted to the Fayette County, Pennsylvania, bar September 5, 1859. He received his education at John Lyon's Academy and Madison College at Uniontown. When Beauregard's circling batteries opened fire upon Fort Sumter in 1861 and the country realized the fact that a war was at hand, among the first who responded to the call of the Federal government for troops, was Judge Campbell. He volunteered as a private in April, 1861, and served in camp only during that summer. At the expiration of this time, he enlisted as a private in the 85th Pennsylvania, was promoted October 21, 1861, to second lieutenant, to captain May 15, 1862, major September 6, 1862, became lieutenant-colonel of his regiment October 16, 1863, and was honorably discharged from the service November 22, 1864. He served three and a half years in the war and won an enviable war record. At the close of the war, he returned to Uniontown, opened an office for the practice of law, where he acquired a large and lucrative practice and became recognized as an able lawyer.
On the death of Judge Gilmore in May, 1873, Governor Hartranft appointed him President Judge of the District for the short period of less than one year. He left the Bench carrying with him the good will and respect of all for his kindness and courtesy in discharge of his duties as Judge. His speeches made in important cases were of characteristic force and ability and as a constitutional lawyer he stood in the front rank of leading lawyers of Pennsylvania. Courtly, suave in manner, pure in conversation and firm in his convictions of right, he was highly regarded as a Christian gentleman and scholar.

1 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 149.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 390.