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Show ROBERT CAMPBELL. IIU Funeral and Brier Mcich or His Career. Robert Campbell was born In the town of March, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, Ksgland, March 31, 1S1U. He was the son of John Campbell and S usan nah Slaplrs,and was the eldest of twelve children. At tho age of three years he was afflicted with a severe- complaint resulting in a rheumatic aHection, which sell led In his lower limbs, contracting tbe cords below his knees and finally settling first In his right foot. At the age ol seven years his lelt foot also became deformed. When between be-tween thirty and forty years old his feet were operated upon surgically, and with the aid of instruments and mechanical pressure tliey were made quite straight and symmetrica. symmetri-ca. Hut n leiving off the Instruments Instru-ments the cords again began to contract con-tract and tbe bones to return to their old places, hence his chronic lameness. Through the kind solicitations of his uncle, William Bacon, he went to a boarding school at Wimbling- ton and UpwelL under the care of Benjamin Ward, where he was educated edu-cated with the view of becoming a school teacher. At theageof about sixteen he was apprenticed to James Tanner, a tailor, of Cambridge Cam-bridge In 1S30, however, Mr. Tanner emigrated to America, and Brother Campbell, not liking the tailoring business, soon afterward returned to hia father s at March and opened a school. His father died in 1S31. His brother John, saddle and harness maker, bavin? resolved to go to America, he with his wife and family ent to March to bid Ills father's family adieu. At his strong solicitation, Brother Campbell was Inuuce-d to accompany accom-pany him. After selling his school furniture and fixtures, and spend inga few days iHtiiig his brother's wife's relatives ut CrowlanJ, or Croylaud, Lincolnshire, ho and his brother and family set fall from London Lon-don iu 1S34 and after a stormy passage landed In New York in 1835. After staging In ew York 102 da vs. ho ami his biotlicrand family took a steamer and went to Albany, where he became connected con-nected with tho Methodist Churcn. In the winter of 1S17-S much interest inter-est was created by a religious revival re-vival there, but in tho spring the revival declined, until only the mlnlsterand Brother Campbell were left to address the people, aud soon afterwards the meeting-bousu was burned down. AboJt this time brother Campbell heard the Gospel from tho Latter-day Latter-day Saints, became convinced of its truth.and JunuSI, 1S3S, was baptized intothoChurchbyChas.W.VandeI He emigrated to Xauvoo, probablv about 1S4A and was ordained a Seventy by President JoscjJi Young In 1S4J He left Xauvoo in the spring of 1 Sib, and staged sometime some-time at Pis-gali. On tho 12th of July he started from Bethlehem camp, a few miles west of the Missouri lllver, In Bishop Hunter's company. forSalt Lake City, where tho company arrived Qftobcr 13 ot that year. Ho was crcrk of the company. His wife, Delilah Mike-sell, Mike-sell, whom he haj married in Xau-voo, Xau-voo, died at Ash Hollow, on the Journey. Uubccame President of the eighth quorum of Seventies May -1, ISol, of which quorum hu was Senior President at and seeeril years prior to the timo .of his death. He married Marj Dalley iu Salt Lake City, January 1, 1S53. bho survives him. By his first wife ho hid one son and one daughter. By his second wife he had seven sons and two daughters, one son aud one daughter daugh-ter having passed away. He was a memlwr of the first dramatic society in Utah, and in those early times used to appear in old men's parts on the stage. He was the first recorder of Salt I.ake City,rcmaining in that position from early In ISol till 167d. He was general clerk and treasurer of the Seentles for over forty years. He was for many i ears clerk of the Twelfth Ward, and superintendent of the Sunday School in the same ward, lln was at one time chief clerk of the House of Representatives Representa-tives of the Territorial LeirislatL,rn. Ho was taken sick In April, IS59, with an affection of the kidneys and bladder, and grew worse until he became cry low and was mostly insensible for a month. In September he recovered re-covered almost miraculously and got about again, to the great surprise sur-prise of himself and friends. In .March, 1S90, he went to the niontlih fa6t meeting, which was the Ixst meeting he attended as he fell sick atraln and gradually weakened. While halng a great desire toiive to be about a century old, ho n as quite resigned to the will of the Ixjrd. His ambition declined toward tbe last, and for about two weeks before his death hcbad a desire to depart. He sultered considerable rain for n day or two prei Ions to his decease, but be became easier and his cud was peace, departing this life nbout two o'clock on the morning of Thursday, Junuoth, 1SW Brother Campbell was a true and faithful Istier-da .Saint, being ever anxious to do his duty anil help to establish the reign of righteousness right-eousness on the earth. He was "fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." The funeral services were held at the Twelfth Ward niccling-liouie, Fourth Kast Street, on eundaj morning. June S, when addresses were made by Klders Jacob Gates-George Gates-George Goddard, B. If. Roberts, Edward Stevenson, George Reynolds, Rey-nolds, H J. Grant, and S.B. Youn. Klder John G. Midgley officiated at tbe dedication of the grave. The family desire to express their thanks to Brother bejmour B. Youngand all their friends for their kindness manifested during the sickness and at the decease rnd funeral fu-neral services of Brother Robert Campbell. |