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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IowaEd Hoyt CAMPBELL
(1882-1969)
CAMPBELL, Ed Hoyt, a
Representative from Iowa; born in Battle Creek, Ida County, Iowa,
March 6, 1882; attended the public schools of his native city, and
was graduated from the law department of the State University of
Iowa at Iowa City in 1906; was admitted to the bar the same year
and commenced practice in Battle Creek; mayor of Battle Creek
1908-1911; member of the State house of representatives 1911-1913;
during the First World War served as a private in Company Six,
First Officers Training School, Fort Snelling, Minn.; member of the
State senate 1920-1928, serving as president pro tempore 1924-1926;
elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second
Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress; resumed the
practice of law; died in Battle Creek, Iowa, April 26, 1969;
interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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