Charles Muir Campbell (September 1, 1795 – October 12, 1874) was a Scottish businessman in early Princeton, New Jersey, an early pioneer farmer in Illinois, and he spent the remainder of his life in Springfield, Illinois where he was a Justice of the Peace. While in New Jersey, he was one of the initial subscribers to the American Colonization Society.
Read more about Charles Muir Campbell: Scottish Roots, West Indies, New Jersey: 1798 To 1840 or 1841, Illinois: 1840 To His Death in 1874 (A New Beginning), Ongoing Research
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