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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
Source:
A History of Scioto County, Ohio
together with a
PIONEER RECORD
of
SOUTHERN OHIO
by
NELSON W. EVANS, A. M.,
Life Member of The Ohio state Archaeological and Historical Society.
Member of the Virginia Historical Society, and of the
American Historical Association
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Published
Portsmouth, Ohio
by Nelson W. Evans
1903
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CICERO SIDNEY CADOT
was born Oct. 12, 1844, in Vernon township, Scioto county, Ohio, the
son of Lemuel Cadot and Catharine Baccus, his wife. He
was brought up on his father's farm. He enlisted in the 8th
Independent Company of Ohio Sharpshooters, Nov. 3, 1862, and served
until the close of the war. After returning from the army, he
became a book-keeper for M. B. Gilbert & Company. He
was afterwards employed as assistant book-keeper for Damarin &
Company for thirteen years. Afterwards he was secretary
and treasurer of the Portsmouth Wagon Stock Company. He was
engaged in business in Chicago for two years and in 1886 returned to
Portsmouth and engaged as a dealer in hardware, stoves and ranges.
HE was also a partner with Thomas W. Watkins & Company in
plumbing. He has always been a republican. He is a
member of the First Presbyterian church of Portsmouth, Ohio.
He was elected a cemetery Trustee in 1884 and served for three
years. He was one of the Water Works Trustees of Portsmouth
from 1888 to 1895. He has always taken a great interest in
politics and has frequently served on the Republican Executive
Committees of his county. He has taken all the degrees in
Masonry from Blue Lodge to the thirty-second and is a Mystic Shriner.
He is also an Elk. He was married to Miss Lizzie A. Smith
July 27, 1885. She is the daughter of George Smith, a
well known business man on Front street. They have one son.
Howard, now fifteen years of age. In the winter and
spring of 1902 he served as Postmaster of the House of
Representatives of the State Legislature.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page 924 |
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FRANCIS CAMPBELL
was born at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1792.
He was a descendant of Duncan Campbell, of the lineage
of the noble branch of Breadalbane, born in Scotland, but removed to
Ireland after his marriage in 1612. His son, John Taylor
Campbell, lived and died in Ireland, but his son, also named
John, emigrated from that country to Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
bringing with him his family. Among them was Francis
Campbell's grandfather, born in 1692, and also called John.
This John was educated in England. He was married and
had four children, the youngest of whom, John, was the father
of the subject of our sketch. He was born in 1740, and married
to Miss Ellen Parker. The eldest brother of our subject
was the Rev. John Campbell, was there were five generations
in which the same name of John appeared.
Francis Campbell, our subject, obtained but
slight schooling in his home, but left there and branched out in the
world, determined to be the architect of his own fortune, confident
in his success. He went to Baltimore and associated himself
with John T. Barr, a prominent merchant there, and remained
with him about two years, during which time he developed such
attention to business and so much capacity in that direction, that
Mr. Barr, who had arranged to establish a general merchandise
store at Chillicothe, did so, and gave Mr. Campbell a
partnership. The business was conducted under the name of
Barr & Campbell, and the latter had sole management and control
of the establishment. Their store was opened in 1814, and
ultimately Mr. Campbell became one of the most prominent
merchants in that part of the state. The business was
continued until 1832, when Mr. Barr, who resided in
Baltimore, became financially involved. Mr. Campbell
had endorsed for him to a large extent and was a great sufferer.
He lost all the money he had accumulated to that date.
Mr. Barr then retired from the firm, and two of
the brothers of Mr. Campbell, James and Samuel, who
had been connected with the business some time previous were taken
into partnership, and the style of the new firm was James P.
Campbell & Co. The same business was continued with
increased success for seven or eight years when James retired
and the firm was then changed to F. & S. D. Campbell,
(Francis and Samuel D.), and was continued until 1852,
when Francis Campbell retired from active work, although the
firm remained in existence for several years after. Mr.
Campbell also identified himself with the business enterprises
of Chillicothe. He was ever ready to promote the interests of
his town. He was a director of the old Chillicothe Bank and
the old Valley Bank, subsequently changed to the First National
Bank, of which he was one of the projectors and original charterers.
He was actively engaged in the organization and construction of the
Marietta & Cincinnati railroad and other projects of a public
nature.
He was a very large land owner in the city of
Portsmouth, and sold fifteen acres just east of Campbell avenue,
running from Gallia Street to Jackson. He also owned various
portions of additions in the city of Portsmouth and did a great deal
of business in Portsmouth. He was a member of the First
Presbyterian church of Chillicothe. He was a man of great
integrity of character and purity of purpose. He was noted for
his kindness of heart and affection. He was never married, but
resided with his brother, Samuel D., where he died on the
17th of June, 1873.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio -
Publ. 1907 - Page 1258 |
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