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John Archibald Campbell

John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (died 1889)

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Born
June 24, 1811
Died
March 12, 1889
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1811

About John Archibald Campbell

John Archibald Campbell was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America. After serving six months in a military prison at war's end, he secured a pardon and resumed his law practice in New Orleans, where he also opposed Reconstruction. Eslava (1849), Campbell revealed his states-rightist attitude and first articulated his doctrine of "original sovereignty" before the state supreme court. In 1852 the death of Justice John McKinley created a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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John Archibald Campbell timeline

  1. Eslava (1849), Campbell revealed his states-rightist attitude and first articulated his doctrine of "original sovereignty" before the state supreme court.
  2. In 1852 the death of Justice John McKinley created a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
  3. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America.

The world when John Archibald Campbell was born

John Archibald Campbell was born in 1811. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLuddite riots against industrial machinery
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat on the Mississippi River
  • World population~955M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.5M

1811 versus 2026

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Measure18112026
Population7.5M341 million

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