James R. Campbell (Illinois politician)
Born near McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, to John L. and Mary Ainsworth (Coker) Campbell, he attended the public schools and the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.He served in the war with Spain in the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.Commissioned brigadier general of Volunteers January 3, 1901, and was honorably discharged March 25, 1901.He engaged in milling and banking in McLeansboro, Illinois, and died there August 12, 1924.This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress