William W. Campbell (October 20, 1870 in
Gasport,
Niagara County, New York – November 21, 1934 in
Lockport, Niagara Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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Life
He was the son of Enoch S. Campbell.
He practiced law in Lockport. He was President of the Lockport Felt Company, Treasurer of the
Harrison Radiator Corporation, and sat on the boards of many other companies.
Campbell was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(47th D.) from 1921 to 1932, sitting in the
144th,
145th,
146th,
147th,
148th,
149th,
150th,
151st,
152nd,
153rd,
154th and
155th New York State Legislature
The 155th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to December 14, 1932, during the fourth year of Franklin D. Roosevelt's governorship, in Albany.
Background
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s; and was Chairman of the Committee on Banks and the Committee on Re-Apportionment from 1931 to 1932.
He died on November 21, 1934, at his home in
Lockport, New York,
''W. W. CAMPBELL, 64, EX-SENATOR''
in NYT on November 22, 1934 (subscription required) and was buried at the Cold Springs Cemetery there.
Sources
1870 births
1934 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Politicians from Lockport, New York
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