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James Campbell, foreman in the National Tube-works, McKeesport, was born in Prince Edward Island Sept. 21, 1839, a son of Roderick and Isabel (Stewart) Campbell, and is of Scotch parentage. He was reared and educated in the provinces, and for eighteen or twenty years followed the seas, serving in every capacity from a common sailor to master of a vessel. He served three years in the western gulf squadron, under Admiral Farragut. during the civil war. In 1871 he entered the employ of the National Tube-works company, at Boston, Mass., and in 1873 came to McKeesport in the interest of the same company; he has been foreman of the finishing department of their works here since 1876. Mr. Campbell has been twice married, his first wife being Mrs. Anna (McClure) Lawson, of England. His present wife is Mary J., daughter of Richard A. and Mary (Sleep) Hitchens, of McKeesport, and by her he has three children: Roderick, Hector and Edmund C. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Baptist Church, F. & A. M., K. of H., Heptasophs, G. A. R., Protected Home Circle and Order of Solon. He is an active temperance worker, and president of the Blue Ribbon club of McKeesport, 1887-88-89. He is serving his second term as member of the borough council; politically he is a stanch advocate of prohibition.