Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell (November 2, 1841 – after 1880) was a British-born American immigrant, businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Monroe County during the 1880 session.

Biography Robert Campbell was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, in November 1841. As a child, he emigrated to the United States with his parents. They settled in Portage, Wisconsin, in 1849.

Robert Campbell went to work as an apprentice in a printing office when he was 14 years old, working on the printing of the Badger State and State Register newspapers. In 1868, he went into business with Charles P. Austin, establishing a grocery store under the name "Austin & Campbell". Within a year, however, Campbell sold his share of the partnership to John Gates, though he remained an employee in the firm.

Robert Campbell was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1879 from Monroe County's 2nd (eastern) Assembly district, running on the Republican Party ticket. He served in the 1880 session of the Legislature and was not a candidate for re-election in 1880.

His sister, Mary J. Campbell, married his one-time business partner Charles P. Austin.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1879)