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:1829 births

Category:1902 deaths

Category:Politicians from Brooklyn

Camblell, Felix

Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)

Category:19th-century New York (state) politicians

Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives