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Joseph Campbell

1900 – 1984

Fourth Comptroller General of the United States.

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About Joseph Campbell

Lived 1900 – 1984 (aged 84). Joseph Campbell was an American accountant.

Joseph Campbell (March 25, 1900 – June 21, 1984) was the fourth comptroller general of the United States, in office from December 14, 1954 - July 31, 1965.

Early life Campbell was born in New York City on March 25, 1900. Campbell received an Artium Baccalaureus from Columbia University in 1924.

Career He worked as an accountant at Lingley, Baird, and Dixon from 1925 until 1927. He was an assistant comptroller and a comptroller at the Valspar Corporation between 1927 and 1932. He was a partner at R. T. Lingley & Co. in 1932 and 1933. He became a CPA in New York State and Connecticut in 1933. He was a partner at Joseph Campbell & Co. from 1933 until 1941.

During the early 1950s Campbell served as a member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and in several other capacities within the federal government. Campbell departed the office before his 15-year term of office concluded due to health issues. on September 1, 1925. She later served as president of the board of governors for the Mansfield Training School.

Frederick Campbell (1927–2007), who married Patricia Miller and Charlotte O'Loughlin. Douglas Goetze Campbell (1928–2018), who married Sandra Woodworth, daughter of Wade Woodworth. Robert Goetze Campbell, a physician who married Barbara Helen Yoder. Alan Goetze Campbell, who married Jennie Reed Fowlkes, daughter of Francis Meriwether Fowlkes. Colin Goetze Campbell (1935–2024), who served as president of Wesleyan University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and president and chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Colin married Nancy Nash, who later served as chair of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In 1950, he married artist and philanthropist Dorothy Stokes Bostwick. Dorothy, the daughter of Albert Carlton Bostwick and granddaughter of Standard Oil founding shareholder, Jabez A. Bostwick, was previously married to W. T. Sampson Smith, grandson of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.

Campbell died at his home in Sarasota, Florida, on June 21, 1984.

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
Columbia University

Family & relationships

Spouse
Dorothy Stokes Bostwick
Child
Colin G. Campbell

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Joseph Campbell?

Fourth Comptroller General of the United States.

When was Joseph Campbell born?

Joseph Campbell was born on 25 March 1900 in New York City.

When did Joseph Campbell die?

Joseph Campbell died on 21 June 1984 in Sarasota.

What was Joseph Campbell's occupation?

Joseph Campbell was an accountant.

What nationality was Joseph Campbell?

Joseph Campbell was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joseph Campbell

· Wikidata: Q6281962

· DBpedia: Joseph Campbell (accountant)

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