W.H.L. Campbell
W.H.L. Campbell was an American attorney and politician who served as the first elected Clerk of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1907 to 1914.
W.H.L. Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Clerk of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| In office November 16, 1907 – 1914 | |
| Governor | Charles N. Haskell Lee Cruce |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William M. Franklin |
| County attorney for Rockwall County, Texas | |
| In office 1902 – May 1905 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867 Snow Creek, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Biography
W.H.L. Campbell was born in 1867 in Snow Creek, North Carolina. He attended school in North Carolina before moving to Texas in 1890. He began practicing law in 1901 in Rockwall, Texas. He was the elected county attorney in Rockwall County, Texas from 1902 to May 1905 when he moved to Indian Territory. He lived in Ryan, Oklahoma and worked as the city attorney for Ada, Oklahoma. In 1907 he was elected as the first Clerk of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and he was re-elected in 1910.[1] In 1914, he lost re-election in the Democratic Party's primary to William M. Franklin.[2]
References
- Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City, Okla. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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