James M. Campbell was an

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politician from

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who was elected in the fall of 1847 to serve a single one-year term as a Democratic member of the

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representing Portage County in the

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of 1848. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat John Delaney. In January of 1847, he'd been appointed as a notary public. In December of 1847, he was serving as

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for the county.Collector's Office, Portage County, W.T. "To All Whom It May Concern"
'' Tri-Weekly Argus'' 21 December, 1847; p. 4, col. 2 via Newspapers.com

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