Edmund D. Campbell
| Edmund D. Campbell | |
|---|---|
| President, Arlington County Board of Supervisors | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1899 Lexington, Virginia |
| Died | December 7, 1995 Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Estelle Butterworth Campbell |
| Children | Edmund Jr, Daniel, Benjamin, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Washington and Lee University |
| Occupation | attorney and municipal politician |
Estelle Butterworth Campbell
Washington and Lee University
Harvard University
Edmund Douglas Campbell (March 12, 1899 – December 7, 1995) was a Virginia lawyer and progressive politician in Arlington County, Virginia who opposed the Byrd Organization, particularly its declared Massive Resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and 1955. Campbell and his wife Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell became known for their efforts to improve and desegregate Arlington's public schools, and organized a coalition of parents and citizens from across Virginia (the Save Our Schools Committee) to allow schools which desegregated pursuant to court order to remain open, contrary to the announced policies of Senator Harry F. Byrd and his allies.
Campbell was born on March 12, 1899 in Lexington, Virginia to Henry Donald Campbell and his wife, the former Martha Miller. Both his grandfather and father had taught at Washington and Lee University. His father often told young Edmund of his own childhood living next to Robert E. Lee, who served at the college's president after the American Civil War, and how he rode behind the former General on his horse, Traveller. Family heirlooms included letters from Confederate Generals Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Edmund Campbell was admitted to Washington and Lee when he was 15 years old and would graduate as valedictorian of his class in 1918. He served six weeks in the U.S. Army, but was discharged a World War I ended. Campbell then attended Harvard University and received a master's degree in economics. He returned to Virginia to study law, and graduated first in his class from Washington and Lee Law School in 1922, then moved to Washington, D.C.
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