Courtney Warren Campbell (April 29, 1895 – December 22, 1971) was an American lawyer,

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veteran, and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the

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, from 1953 to 1955. He represented

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, which was then based in

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Background

Campbell, the son of Thomas Courtney Campbell and Ellen Minor Campbell, was born in

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, and educated at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and later at the

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at Columbia.

World War I

During

, he served as a second lieutenant in the

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Legal practice

He studied law and was

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in 1924 in Missouri and Florida and practiced from 1924 to 1928 in

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. He also worked as a

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, banker, and

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. He was married to the former Henrietta Hisgen.

Political life

Campbell served as the assistant attorney general of Florida and from 1941 to 1946 was a member of the Florida War Labor Relations Board. From 1942 to 1947, he was a member of the Florida State Road Board.

Courtney Campbell Causeway

In 1948, the Davis Causeway across

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was renamed the

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in his honor. Campbell had spearheaded efforts to ensure repairs and beautification of the causeway.

Congress

In 1952, he was elected to the

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and served one term from 1953 to 1955. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1954, losing a close race to William C. Cramer, whom Campbell had defeated in 1952.State of Florida, General election returns, November 4, 1952, and November 2, 1954

Later career and death

After his single term in Congress, Campbell returned to his extensive business and civic interests and resided in Clearwater, Florida. He died in

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, Florida, and is interred at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater.

References

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