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William Bowen Campbell

William B. Campbell
Campbell-william-by-wb-cooper.jpg
Portrait of Campbell by Washington B. Cooper
14th Governor of Tennessee
In office
October 16, 1851 – October 17, 1853
Preceded by William Trousdale
Succeeded by Andrew Johnson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by Balie Peyton
Succeeded by Aaron V. Brown
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by Robert H. Hatton
Succeeded by John Trimble
Personal details
Born (1807-02-01)February 1, 1807
Sumner County, Tennessee
Died August 19, 1867(1867-08-19) (aged 60)
Lebanon, Tennessee
Resting place Cedar Grove Cemetery
Lebanon, Tennessee
Political party Whig
Spouse(s) Frances Owen
Profession Attorney
Military service
Service/branch Tennessee Militia
United States Army
Years of service 1836–1837
1846–1847
1862
Rank Union Army brigadier general rank insignia.svg Brigadier General
Commands 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteers
Battles/wars Second Seminole War
Mexican-American War
 • Monterrey (1846)
 • Veracruz (1847)
 • Cerro Gordo (1847)
American Civil War

William Bowen Campbell (February 1, 1807 – August 19, 1867) was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853, and was the state's last Whig governor. He also served four terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1837 to 1843, and from 1866 to 1867.

During the Mexican-American War, Campbell commanded the First Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, known as the "Bloody First" for its high casualty rate. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Campbell opposed secession, and briefly served as a general in the Union Army.

Campbell was born on Mansker's Creek in Sumner County, Tennessee, to David and Catherine Bowen Campbell. He studied law at Abingdon, Virginia, with his father's cousin, Virginia Governor David Campbell, and attended lectures at Winchester Law School. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County. He was admitted to the bar in 1830. In 1831, he was appointed attorney general for a state circuit, and moved to Sparta, Tennessee.

In 1835, Campbell moved back to Carthage, and was elected to Smith County's seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He resigned his seat in 1836, however, in order to fight in the Second Seminole War. He served as a captain under Colonel William Trousdale.


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