John Archibald Campbell

John Archibald Campbell
John Campbell, by Mathew Brady, c. 1870-80
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
April 11, 1853 – April 30, 1861
Nominated byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byJohn McKinley
Succeeded byDavid Davis
Personal details
Born(1811-06-24)June 24, 1811
Washington, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1889(1889-03-12) (aged 77)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Anna Goldthwaite
(m. 1830)
Children6
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA)
United States Military Academy

John Archibald Campbell (June 24, 1811 – March 12, 1889) was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America. After serving six months in a military prison at war's end, he secured a pardon and resumed his law practice in New Orleans, where he also opposed Reconstruction.[1]

  1. ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia, vol. 1 p. 514