Biography: Edward Kernan Campbell born April 17, 1858 – photograph

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EDWARD KERNAN CAMPBELL

BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY

(1858-1938)

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Edward Kernan Campbell of Birmingham, Alabama was born April 17, 1858, in Washington county, Virginia. He obtained his early education at Abingdon Male academy and his college education at Emory and Henry college (in Washington county, Va.). He took law lectures under John B. Minor at the University of Virginia in 1882-83.

He entered upon the practice of law in 1883 at Abingdon and moved to Birmingham in March, 1884, where he continued his practice. In May 1913, he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Claims, Federal Judicial Service by President Wilson. He retired April 17, 1928. He was a Special Master for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1931. He died December 7, 1938.

He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He was married at Birmingham, Apr. 24, 1888, to Loula E. Brown, daughter of Rev. Hardie Brown, D.D., and his wife, Louise McGehee Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell had two known daughters,

1. Mary Campbell
2. Jean Campbell

SOURCES

1. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography by Thomas McAdory Owen, c1922
2. Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical, Volume 2 edited by Joel Campbell DuBose
3. Congressional Directory By United States. Congress

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Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

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