Alexander Campbell (1779November 5, 1857) was a

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politician from

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. He served in the

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. Born in

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, Campbell moved to eastern

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and then to

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with his parents. After studying medicine at

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, Campbell moved to Ohio in 1803, settling in Adams County a year later. He served in the

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from 1807 until 1809-12-12, when he resigned his position to be a U.S. Senator. An early anti-slavery campaigner, he had been unsuccessful in his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 1808, but won a special election to the state's other seat a few months later and served from 1809 to 1813. He again served in the State House in 1819 and from 1832 to 1833, and in the

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from 1822 to 1824. He ran unsuccessfully for the

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ship in 1826. Ohio

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in 1820 for

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. Ohio

in 1836 for

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. Taylor 1899 : 193

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Alexander 1779 births 1857 deaths Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio state senators United States senators from Ohio People from Adams County, Ohio American abolitionists Transylvania University alumni Ohio Democratic-Republicans Ohio National Republicans 19th-century American politicians Democratic-Republican Party United States senators 1820 United States presidential electors 1836 United States presidential electors Activists from Ohio Members of the Ohio House of Representatives