Background
George Washington was born on February 8, 1769, in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Son of Archibald and Elizabeth (Mackay) Campbell.
George Washington was born on February 8, 1769, in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Son of Archibald and Elizabeth (Mackay) Campbell.
Graduate Princeton, 1794.
George was admitted to Tennessee bar, circa 1795. Practiced in Knoxville, Tennessee. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from Tennessee, 8th-10th congresses, 1803-1809. Judge Tennessee Supreme Court of the Errors and Appeals, 1809-1811. Member United States Senate from Tennessee, October 8, 1811-February 11, 1814, October 10, 1815-April 20, 1818. United States secretary treasury, 1814. United States minister to Russia, 1818-1821. Member French Spoliation Claims Commission, 1831.
Married Harriet Stoddert, 1812, 4 children.