George W. Campbell

George Washington Campbell (February 9, 1769 – February 17, 1848) was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Ambassador to Russia and the 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury from February to October 1814.

For other people named George W. Campbell, see George Campbell (disambiguation).

George Campbell
United States Minister to Russia
In office
February 7, 1819 – July 8, 1820
PresidentJames Monroe
Preceded byWilliam Pinkney
Succeeded byHenry Middleton
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818
Preceded byJoseph Anderson
Succeeded byJohn Eaton
In office
October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814
Preceded byJenkin Whiteside
Succeeded byJesse Wharton
5th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
February 9, 1814 – October 5, 1814
PresidentJames Madison
Preceded byWilliam Jones (Acting)
Succeeded byAlexander Dallas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRobert Weakley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
George Washington Campbell

(1769-02-09)February 9, 1769
Tongue, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
DiedFebruary 17, 1848(1848-02-17) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseHarriot Stoddert
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
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