James Archibald Campbell (January 13, 1862 – March 18, 1934) founded Campbell University (originally Buies Creek Academy) in Buies Creek, North Carolina in 1887.

Biography

Campbell was the father of Dr. Leslie Campbell, who would succeed him as president of Campbell College and Arthur Carlyle Campbell, who would become president of

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. Although he first attended in 1886, J.A. Campbell received his

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degree from

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in 1911 on the same day as did his two sons. One of his grandchildren, Catherine Campbell King, resides across from the university he founded. He is buried at the Buies Creek Cemetery in Buies Creek.

Legacy

The

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was listed on the

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in 1977.

References

1862 births 1934 deaths Presidents of Campbell University Wake Forest University alumni University and college founders People from Buies Creek, North Carolina {{US-academic-administrator-stub