George W. Campbell
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| United States Minister to Russia | |
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In office February 7, 1819 – July 8, 1820 |
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| President | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | William Pinkney |
| Succeeded by | Henry Middleton |
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United States Senator from Tennessee |
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In office October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Anderson |
| Succeeded by | John Eaton |
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In office October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814 |
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| Preceded by | Jenkin Whiteside |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Wharton |
| 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office February 9, 1814 – October 5, 1814 |
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| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Albert Gallatin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Dallas |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1809 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Weakley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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George Washington Campbell February 9, 1769 Tongue, Scotland, Great Britain (now United Kingdom) |
| Died | February 17, 1848 (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Harriot Stoddert |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
George Washington Campbell (February 9, 1769 – February 17, 1848) was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Ambassador to Russia and the 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury from February to October 1814.
Born in the village of Tongue on the north coast of Scotland, Campbell immigrated as a young boy to North Carolina in 1772 with his parents. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (which is now Princeton University) in 1794 and began studying law. He was admitted to the bar in North Carolina and began practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Campbell was elected to the United States House of Representatives as the Representative from Tennessee's at-large congressional district in 1803. He served in the House from 1805–1809, in the 8th, 9th, and 10th Congresses. During the 10th Congress, he was the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He was also one of the managers appointed in 1804 to conduct the impeachment hearings for John Pickering, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, and later in the same year, the impeachment hearings against Samuel Chase, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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