| Edgar Campbell | |
| Office1: | Chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Party |
| Term Label1: | Acting |
| Term Start1: | March 10, 1983 |
| Term End1: | April 14, 1983 |
| Preceded1: | David Glancey |
| Succeeded1: | Joseph F. Smith |
| Office2: | Member of the Philadelphia City Council At-Large |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1968 |
| Term End2: | January 5, 1976 |
| Succeeded2: | Earl Vann |
| Birth Name: | Edgar Cuthbert Campbell |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Penn., U.S. |
Edgar Cuthbert Campbell Sr. (November 11, 1902 – September 30, 1987) was an American politician and civil servant in the city of Philadelphia, who served as a member of the city council from 1968 to 1976 and was, at the time of his death, labeled by many as the "dean" of the city's black political leaders. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he moved with his family to Philadelphia around 1920 and soon became involved in local politics. Like the majority of African American voters in that era, he was initially loyal to Republican Party, but he soon switched allegiances and became a Democrat. He worked his way up the party apparatus, culminating in a 1983 stint as acting chair of the city's Democratic committee.
Campbell was born on November 11, 1902, in Savannah, Georgia, his parents' only child.[1] His father, the foreman at a sawmill, lost half of his arm to a workplace accident, and later operated a grocery store.[2]
He attended First African Baptist Church with his mother.[3]
In 1923, Campbell met Pearl B. Williams, when the two were members of a wedding party together. Williams, the daughter of a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Campbell married in 1925.[2] She died on September 3, 1974. The couple had two children, who both went on to be active in city politics: Carol Ann and Edgar Jr. (known as "Sonny").
Campbell died on September 30, 1987.[4] [2] [5]