Les Campbell | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office January 12, 1972 – January 14, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Hagood |
| Succeeded by | Elmo Cross |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | John Alexander |
| Succeeded by | George S. Aldhizer |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 29th district | |
| In office January 8, 1964 – January 12, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Blake T. Newton |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd C. Bird |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leslie Dunlop Campbell Jr. January 26, 1925 Hanover, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2020 (aged 95) Hanover, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Eleanor Dickson (m. 1959) |
| Alma mater | University of Richmond (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Leslie Dunlop Campbell Jr. (January 26, 1925 – December 26, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia state senate. The former commonwealth's attorney of Hanover County, he won the nomination for Senate in 1963 against former delegate Edmund T. DeJarnette.[1] He was defeated in a 1975 Democratic primary challenge by Elmo Cross.[2][3]
- ^ "Leslie D. Campbell Jr. Gets Senate Nomination". Daily Press. July 10, 1963. p. 23. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cooke, Cross Both Unopposed". Daily Press. November 2, 1975. p. F1. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leslie D. Campbell Jr". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 January 2021.