Thomas Hayes Campbell (May 15, 1815 – November 22, 1862) was an American politician. Born in

Hartstown, Pennsylvania Hartstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 201 at the 2010 census, down from 246 in 2000. History The Dr. James White House was added to the National Register of Historic Pla ...

, Campbell moved with his family to

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

and eventually settled in

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...

. From 1842 to 1857, Campbell served as the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

, Campbell helped with the auditing of accounts of the Illinois state government. Campbell died in Springfield, Illinois, from asthma.Illinois Comptroller-History
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* 1815 births 1862 deaths People from Crawford County, Pennsylvania Politicians from Springfield, Illinois People of Illinois in the American Civil War Auditors of Public Accounts of Illinois Respiratory disease deaths in Illinois Deaths from asthma {{Illinois-politician-stub