Albert James Campbell (Montana Congressman)

Albert James Campbell (December 12, 1857 – August 9, 1907) was a

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from

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. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Campbell attended the common schools and the State Agricultural College,

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(now Michigan State University). He taught school for several years, and then studied law. He was

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in 1881 and commenced practice in

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. He moved to Clarke, Michigan, in 1882, and resumed the practice of law. He served as

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, from 1886 to 1888 when he resigned. He moved to Butte, Montana, on November 16, 1889, and continued the practice of his profession. He served as member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1897. Campbell was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Butte, Montana. He died in

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, August 9, 1907. He was interred in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Montana.

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