Life span: 08/10/1835 to 07/14/1880TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Allen CampbellPlace of Birth: Salem, OHBurial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Isabella Crane Wunderly (wife, 1872)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryJournalistOtherOther Occupation: PrinterRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatGovernorMilitary: Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Note Cards John Allen Campbell (American National Biography) ScholarshipCampbell's real importance, however, is his role in the passage of the nation's first woman suffrage law. In 1889 Wyoming's constitutional convention included a suffrage provision in the aspiring state's constitution. When it joined the Union on 10 July 1890, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold office. Wyoming became known as "the Equality State," a legacy to which Campbell contributed.Rick Ewig, "Campbell, John Allen," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-01123.html. Events Major TopicsRepublican Party Documents Images John Allen Campbell, circa 1865 John Allen Campbell John Allen Campbell, detail Bibliography
John Allen Campbell (American National Biography) ScholarshipCampbell's real importance, however, is his role in the passage of the nation's first woman suffrage law. In 1889 Wyoming's constitutional convention included a suffrage provision in the aspiring state's constitution. When it joined the Union on 10 July 1890, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold office. Wyoming became known as "the Equality State," a legacy to which Campbell contributed.Rick Ewig, "Campbell, John Allen," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-01123.html.
