Argyll Campbell

Argyll Campbell
Argyll Campbell (1882-1943)
Born
Argyll Clarence Campbell

(1882-12-02)December 2, 1882
San Jose, California, US
DiedNovember 24, 1943(1943-11-24) (aged 60)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, US
OccupationAttorney
Spouse
Mabel Marie Phelps
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(m. 1909; died 1962)​
Children2
Parents
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Army
Rank
UnitUnited States Army Adjutant General's Corps

Argyll Campbell (December 2, 1882 – November 24, 1943) was city attorney for Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from 1920 to 1937. He was former chairman of the California Democratic Party to elect governor Culbert Olson.[1]

Early life

Campbell went to Santa Clara University and attended Northwestern University, but did not graduate.[1] He married Mabel Marie Phelps (1880-1962) on July 8, 1909 in the chapel of Santa Clara college in Santa Clara, California.[2][3]

Career

Theater

Shortly after coming to Carmel, Campbell became involved with the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club and Forest Theater. On June 30, 1915, he wrote a column in the Monterey Daily Cypress and Monterey American, about the production of the four-act play, Junipero Serra, A Pageant of the Padres, at the Forest Theater from July 2-3, 5, 1915. He wrote about Perry Newberry as the director and producer of the play. They became good friends at the Forest Theater. Campbell was the director of dancing.[4][5][6]

City attorney

He passed the California Bar Examination and opened a law office in San Jose. During World War I he joined the army, serving as first lieutenant and military law instructor at the Santa Clara University and at the Presidio of San Francisco. He became a major in the United States Army Adjutant General's Corps department.[1][3]

Campbell served as city attorney of Carmel-by-the-Sea for fifteen years, from 1920 to 1937. He served as city attorney for Pacific Grove, California and Soledad, California and as deputy district attorney of Monterey County, California.[1]

He later became a Monterey County Superior Court judge and lawyer.[7]

He was active in the affairs of Carmel's American Legion Post No. 512.[1]

Death

Campbell, at age 60, died on November 24, 1943, from heart failure, at his home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Private funeral services were held in Pacific Grove. Interment was at the Monterey City cemetery.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Atty. Argyll Campbell Dies at Home in Carmel". The Californian. Salinas, California. November 26, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Normal School Girl Weds". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. July 9, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Watkins, Rolin G.; Hoyle, Millard F. (1925). History of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, California: Biographical. Illinois: S.J. Clarke. pp. 364–365. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Padre Pageant Has Fine Cast. Nearly Four Hundred People To Present Carmel Production". Monterey Daily Cypress and Monterey American. Monterey, California. June 30, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Forest Theater Plays". Harrison Memorial Library. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. July 9, 1910. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Gilliam, Harold; Gilliam, Ann (1992). Creating Carmel: The Enduring Vision. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books. pp. 16, 185–186. ISBN 9780879053970. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Gordon Campbell, Carmel resident". The Californian. Salinas, California. September 22, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Monterey City Attorney Dies. Argyll Campbell, 61, State Leader". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 26, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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