Anthony C. Campbell

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Anthony C. Campbell
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United States attorney for the Territory of Wyoming
In office
June 8, 1885 1890
Preceded byJ. A. River
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Fowler
Personal details
Born(1853-04-01)April 1, 1853
Doe Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1932(1932-09-08) (aged 79)
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Children2

Anthony C. Campbell (April 1, 1853 – September 8, 1932) was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States attorney for the Territory of Wyoming as a Democrat.

Life

Anthony C. Campbell was born on April 1, 1853 in Doe Run, Pennsylvania. He was educated in public schools and later graduated from law school before being admitted to the legal bar in 1876. [1]

In 1881 he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and on June 8, 1885 he was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as United States attorney for the Territory of Wyoming and served until 1890. [2] In 1889 he was selected as one of the Democratic delegates to the Wyoming constitutional convention to draft its constitution to be submitted for statehood. He was later appointed by President William Howard Taft as chief law officer of the reclamation service until 1910 to become counsel for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. In 1912 he moved to Casper, Wyoming to become an attorney for multiple oil companies and in 1917 he served as president of the Wyoming Bar Association. [3] [4]

On September 8, 1932 he died after a brief illness in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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References

  1. "Wyoming Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. "Appointments Today". Deseret News. 8 June 1885. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Death Claims A.C. Campbell". Casper Star-Tribune. 8 September 1932. p. 1. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Death Claims A.C. Campbell 2". Casper Star-Tribune. 8 September 1932. p. 10. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020 via Newspapers.com.