Campbell, Alexander 1786-1866
Clergyman; born in County Antrim, Ireland, in June, 1786; educated at the University of Glasgow; came to the United States in 1809; and became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Washington county, Pa. In 1810 with his father he left the Presbyterian Church and founded in 1827 the sect which he named the Disciples of Christ (q. v.), and which is now known as the Campbellites. Mr. Campbell established Bethany College in 1840-41, and was its first president. He died in Bethany, W. Va., March 4, 1866.
Legislator; born in Concord, Pa., Oct. 4, 1814; member of the State legislature in 1858-59; and member of Congress in 1875-77. He obtained wide repute as the “Father of the greenbacks.” He died in La Salle, Ill., Aug. 9, 1898.
