John P. Campbell Jr. Explained

John P. Campbell Jr.
State:Kentucky
Term Start:March 4, 1855
Term End:March 3, 1857
Predecessor:Benjamin E. Grey
Successor:Samuel Peyton
Office2:Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Term Start2:1848
Term End2:1852
Birth Name:John Pierce Campbell Jr.
Birth Date:8 December 1820
Birth Place:near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting Place:Riverside Cemetery
Party:American
Profession:Politician, lawyer

John Pierce Campbell Jr. (December 8, 1820 – October 29, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Campbell pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Lexington, Missouri.He served as member of the Missouri House of Representatives 1848–1852.He returned to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Campbell was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).He declined to be a candidate for reelection.He served as president of the Henderson & Nashville Railroad in 1870.Organized the Mastodon Coal & Iron Co., which was succeeded by the St. Bernard Coal Co.Devoted the latter years of his life to his large landed estates.He died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, October 29, 1888.He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.