GEORGE CAMPBELL,
Who made Virginia the home of his adoption in 1855, is a native of
Scotland, born July 4, 1836, the son of Benjamin and Anne (McDonald)
Campbell. His father died in 1858, aged forty-eight years, his mother's
home is in Edinburg, Scotland. His first marriage was with Jane
Cameron, who died in August, 1870. Their children were Alexander,
William, George P., Thomas D., Jane M., Annie E. George died in
1864, aged four years. In New York, August 28, 1873, Mr. Campbell
married Rosalie Higginbotham, of Virginia. They have two sons,
Edward and Robert W. H., and have buried one son, Douglas, died in
1879, aged three years.
Mr. Campbell came from Scotland to the United States in March,
1855, and at Petersburg, Virginia, engaged in a hardware business,
which he carried on until the war. From the close of the war until
1882 he was in the tobacco business. In 1882 he entered on his
present business, manufacturer of sumac and bark. He is probably the
largest dealer in the United States in this business, making heavy
shipments to Europe every year, and being a thorough business man,
understanding how to handle his immense trade. He has much the
largest mill in Virginia at Burkeville, where he resides, and also has
mills at Richmond and Alexandria, Virginia.
