Murdock A. Campbell
| Murdock A. Campbell | |
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Murdock A. Campbell, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard, 1941–1955
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| Born |
January 16, 1889 Graniteville, Vermont |
| Died |
August 29, 1972 (aged 83) Berlin, Vermont |
| Buried at | Mount Hope Cemetery Northfield, Vermont |
| Allegiance |
 Vermont United States
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| Service/branch |
 Vermont National Guard United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1955 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | 172nd Infantry Regiment Vermont National Guard |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Vermont Distinguished Service Medal |
| Other work |
Attorney Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles |
Murdock A. Campbell (January 16, 1889 – August 29, 1972) was a Vermont attorney and military officer who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard.
Murdock Alexander Campbell was born in Graniteville, Vermont on January 16, 1889. He graduated from Goddard Seminary and worked at a local granite quarry.
Campbell graduated from Albany Business College now (Bryant & Stratton College) and studied at the University of Maine School of Law.
He joined the 57th Pioneer Infantry Regiment and deployed to France for World War I. Enlisting as a Private, he rose to Sergeant Major before receiving his commission in September, 1918. He served in France from September, 1918 to June, 1919 and was discharged in July, 1919.
Following the war Campbell received a law degree from National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School).
He practiced law in Northfield in partnership with Frank Plumley and Charles Albert Plumley. A Republican, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Vermont State Senate from 1927 to 1931 and Secretary from 1931 to 1933. During his term as Secretary, his assistant was Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., with whom Campbell also served in the Vermont National Guard.
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