Argyll Campbell
Argyll Campbell | |
|---|---|
 Argyll Campbell (1882-1943) | |
| Born | Argyll Clarence Campbell December 2, 1882 |
| Died | November 24, 1943 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Spouse | Mabel Marie Phelps
(m. 1909; died 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Rank | |
| Unit | United 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
[edit]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
[edit]Theater
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Normal School Girl Weds". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. July 9, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Forest Theater Plays". Harrison Memorial Library. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. July 9, 1910. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gordon Campbell, Carmel resident". The Californian. Salinas, California. September 22, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "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.
