Felix Campbell (February 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a

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from

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from 1883 to 1891.

Biography

Born in

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, he attended the common schools and became a manufacturer of iron pipes and a consulting engineer. He was president of the board of supervisors in 1858 and was appointed by Governor Tilden a member of the board of commissioners from New York to the

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in 1876.

Congress

Campbell was elected as a

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to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891.

Death

He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 and 1902 died in Brooklyn. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

References

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