Ben Campbell

Benjamin S. Campbell (July 27, 1858 – March 19, 1942) was an attorney and a mayor of Houston, Texas.

Early life Benjamin S. Campbell was born on July 27, 1858, to Farquhar and Gabriella Singleton Campbell in Marengo County, Alabama. He moved with his family to Walker County, Texas, around 1859.

Career Campbell did not attend law school, but served as a legal apprentice in the law offices of Abercrombie & Randolph, a firm based in Huntsville, Texas. The Texas bar accepted him in 1882. He worked for local government, first as the Walker County Attorney and then as prosecutor for the Twelfth Judicial District of Texas. In 1890, he partnered with Thomas Ball to form a new law firm.

Personal life Campbell married Ella Smither on December 5, 1883. They had four sons and two daughters: Benjamin, Farquhar, Ella Campbell Myer, Robert, Wilbourn, and Sue Campbell Pillot. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.