Thomas Jefferson Campbell
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Thomas Jefferson Campbell (1786–1850) was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives
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in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General
Cole's division of the East Tennessee
Militia from September 14, 1813 to March 12, 1814. He was clerk of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from 1817 to 1819, in 1821, and from 1825 to 1831. He was a member of the body itself from 1833 to 1837.
He was elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-seventh Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1842 for re-election to the Twenty-eighth Congress.
He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses. He served from December 7, 1847 until his death in Washington, D.C.
on April 13, 1850. He was interred
at Calhoun, Tennessee
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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Biography
He was born in Rhea County, TennesseeRhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 28,400. Its county seat is Dayton.-Geography:According to the U.S...
in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Cole's division of the East Tennessee
East Tennessee
East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely...
Militia from September 14, 1813 to March 12, 1814. He was clerk of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional requirements:...
from 1817 to 1819, in 1821, and from 1825 to 1831. He was a member of the body itself from 1833 to 1837.
He was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-seventh Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1842 for re-election to the Twenty-eighth Congress.
He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses. He served from December 7, 1847 until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
on April 13, 1850. He was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
at Calhoun, Tennessee
Calhoun, Tennessee
Calhoun is a town in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 496 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Calhoun is situated along the north bank of the Hiwassee River, which flows down from the Appalachian Mountains to the east and empties into the Chickamauga Lake impoundment of the...
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