Felix Campbell
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name =Felix Campbell
|image = Felix Campbell.jpg
|office = Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
|term_start = March 4, 1883
|term_end = March 3, 1891
|constituency = {{ushr|NY|4|4th district}} (1883–85)
{{ushr|NY|2|2nd district}} (1885–91)
|predecessor = Archibald M. Bliss
|successor = David A. Boody
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1829|2|28}}
|birth_place =Brooklyn, New York
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1902|11|8|1829|2|28}}
|death_place =Brooklyn, New York
|restingplace = Holy Cross Cemetery
|spouse =
|relations =
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|alma_mater =
}}
Felix Campbell (February 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from New York from 1883 to 1891.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the common schools and became a manufacturer of iron pipes and a consulting engineer. He was president of the board of supervisors in 1858 and was appointed by Governor Tilden a member of the board of commissioners from New York to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876.
= Congress =
Campbell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891.
= Death =
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 and 1902 died in Brooklyn. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
References
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| state= New York
| district= 4
| before= Archibald M. Bliss
| after= Peter P. Mahoney
| years= 1883–1885 }}
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| state= New York
| district= 2
| before= William E. Robinson
| after= David A. Boody
| years= 1885–1891 }}
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Category:Politicians from Brooklyn
Category:19th-century New York (state) politicians
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives