Joseph Campbell (accountant)
Joseph Campbell (March 25, 1900 – June 21, 1984)[1] was the fourth Comptroller General of the United States, in office from December 14, 1954 - July 31, 1965.[2]
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| 4th Comptroller General of the United States | |
| In office December 14, 1954 – July 31, 1965 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lindsay Carter Warren |
| Succeeded by | Elmer B. Staats |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1900 New York City, New York |
| Died | June 21, 1984 (aged 84) Sarasota, Florida |
| Citizenship | American |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5, including Colin |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Early life
Campbell was born in New York City on March 25, 1900. Campbell received an Artium Baccalaureus from Columbia University in 1924.[1][3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
He served as an assistant treasurer at Columbia University beginning in 1941[5] and on March 13, 1949, was elected Treasurer by the Board of Trustees. He was the tenth Treasurer in the history of the university.[6]
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.[1] When Comptroller General Lindsay Carter Warren retired Congress was deadlocked over selecting a replacement, so President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Campbell with whom he was familiar with due to Eisenhower's term of presidency at Columbia University.[7] Campbell departed the office before his 15-year term of office concluded due to health issues.[8]
Personal life
His first marriage was to Marjorie Louise Goetze (d. 1973)[9] on September 1, 1925. She later served as president of the board of governors for the Mansfield Training School.[9] Together the couple had five boys:[5][8]
- Frederick Campbell (1927–2007), who married Patricia Miller and Charlotte O'Loughlin.[10]
- Douglas Goetze Campbell (1928–2018),[11] who married Sandra Woodworth, daughter of Wade Woodworth.[12]
- Robert Goetze Campbell, a physician who married Barbara Helen Yoder.[13]
- Alan Goetze Campbell, who married Jennie Reed Fowlkes, daughter of Francis Meriwether Fowlkes.[14]
- Colin Goetze Campbell (b. 1935), who served as president of Wesleyan University,[15] the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and president and chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.[16][17] Colin married Nancy Nash, who later served as chair of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[18]
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.[19]
References
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Albert Nelson Marquis, 1961, p. 127
- Staats, Elmer B. (1967), Annual Report of the Comptroller General of the United States for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1967 (PDF), Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, p. iv
- Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1955). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
- "Obituary - Joseph Campbell" (PDF). Columbia University Record. July 20, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- Who's Who in New England, Albert Nelson Marquis, 1949, p. 118
- "New Treasurer Elected By Columbia University", The New York Times, p. 26, March 14, 1949
- "Stimulate & Vaccinate", Time, LXIV (26), December 27, 1954, ISSN 0040-781X, archived from the original on November 2, 2012
- "Joseph Campbell 1900-1984" (PDF), The GAO Review, Washington, D.C.: Government Accountability Office, 19 (4): i, 1984, ISSN 1045-3261
- "Mrs. Marjorie Campbell, Worked for the Retarded". The New York Times. March 14, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "FREDERICK CAMPBELL". legacy.com. The Detroit News. July 15, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Douglas Campbell Obituary, Sanibel Island, Florida". Edward Lawrence Funeral Home. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "MISS WOODWORTH ENGAGED TO CADET; Ex-Student at Northwestern to Be Bride of D.G. Campbell, Who Is Serving in Navy" (PDF). The New York Times. September 11, 1951. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- Ttm, Special to The New York (October 4, 1959). "Barbara Helen Yoder Engaged to Physician" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Alan G. Campbell, Student, is Fiance of Jennie Fowlkes". The Bridgeport Post. September 17, 1959. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "WESLEYAN NAMES A PRESIDENT, 34; Campbell, an Administrator, Had Been Amex Official" (PDF). The New York Times. October 20, 1970. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Wedding Planned By Miss Campbell". The New York Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Ms. Campbell Becomes Bride Of Gary Shaye". The New York Times. August 6, 1989. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Nancy Nash Campbell". www.hollins.edu. Hollins University. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Joseph Campbell, U.S. Aide; Led Accounting Offive in 50's". The New York Times. June 22, 1984. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
External links
- Joseph Campbell at Find a Grave
- Nomination of Joseph Campbell. Hearings before the committee on Government Operations, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, first session, on nomination of Joseph Campbell to be comptroller general of the United States. February 2 and March 3, 1955.
- "The Peanut Scandal", Time, LXVI (14), October 3, 1955, ISSN 0040-781X, archived from the original on December 15, 2008
