HON. WASHINGTON H. CAMPBELL, lawyer, Havana; was born in Bath, this county, Oct 12, 1847. His father and grandfather, George H. and P. W. Campbell, settled in Bath Township in 1842, and were from Tennessee. They were of Scotch descent, and men of talent and ability. George H. Campbell is at present a resident of Mason City, where he is engaged in the mercantile business. The subject of this sketch resided at Bath until 1857 (then 10 years old), when his father was elected County Judge, and removed to Havana. He entered Lincoln University in 1866, from which he graduated in 1869. He then entered the Law Department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. In the summer of 1870, he entered the law office of Dearborn & Son, and soon after his admission to the bar formed a copartnership with Hon. Luther Dearborn, the elder member of the above firm, which still exists. He has been admitted to the U. S. Dist. Court, the U. S. Circuit Court, also the several adjoining Circuit Courts nnd State Supreme Court, in all of which he has a large and increasing practice. In April, 1879, he was admitted to the United States Supreme Court, and went to Washington, D. C., where he has in charge, at this time, a case involving over $80.000, which he has gained in the lower courts. Mr. Campbell, after having graduated, kept up his studies as prescribed by Lincoln University, and in June, 1872, the degree of B. S. was conferred upon him, and, in 1873, he addressed the Alumni Society. It would seem almost supeifluous to add that Mr. Campbell is one of the ablest lawyers in his judicial district. He was married, March 23, 1876, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel C. and Mary A. Conwell, who was born in Havana. They have one child—Hillery E. Mr. Campbell is a member of Havana Lodge, No. 88, A., F. & A. M. He was elected Mayor of the city of Havana in April, 1879, and is the present incumbent.



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