George Washington Campbell

George Washington Campbell
Engraved portrait of George W. Campbell
5th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office February 9, 1814 – October 5, 1814
President	James Madison
Preceded by	Albert Gallatin
Succeeded by	Alexander J. Dallas
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818
Preceded by	Joseph Anderson
Succeeded by	John H. Eaton
In office October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814
Preceded by	Jenkin Whiteside
Succeeded by	Jesse Wharton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Robert Weakley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's AL district
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Born	(1769-02-09)February 9, 1769 Tongue, Highland, Scotland
Died	February 17, 1848(1848-02-17) (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Harriot Stoddert Campbell
Alma mater	College of New Jersey
Profession	Politician, lawyer

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.