Background
Campbell, Robert Erle was born on March 13, 1888 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of John and Minna (Bentley) Campbell.
Campbell, Robert Erle was born on March 13, 1888 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of John and Minna (Bentley) Campbell.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1910.
Assistant to general manager sales, National Electric Lamp division General Electric Company, Cleveland, 1910-1915; secretary, general manager, Miller & Paine, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1915-1938; later Chairman of the Board, Miller & Paine, Lincoln, Nebraska Chairman of the Board, 1st Trust Company (merged with National Bank Commerce), Lincoln, 1956-1961. Board directors Omaha branch Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City, 1934-1941, Security Mutual Life Insurance Company, Lincoln Development Company.
Member Lincoln City Council, 1937-1941. Mayor of Lincoln, 1940-1941. Chairman of the Board commissioner Housing Authority, Lincoln, 1946-1952.
Member Executive Committee Nebraska Resources Foundation, from 1947. President Lincoln Community Chest, 1931, U. Nebraska Foundation. Trustee Cooper Foundation.
Member of the United States Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1937-1940), Lincoln Chamber of Commerce (president 1929), Nebraska Reclamation Association, National Retail Dry Goods Association, National Better Business Bureau, U. Nebraska Alumni Association (president 1925), Country Club Lincoln, University Club, Masons, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi.
Married Dorothy Tibbets Miller, June 27, 1912. Children: Robert E., John M., Dorothy Campbell Hurtz.