J. Campbell Cantrill

James Campbell Cantrill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district
In office March 4, 1909 – September 2, 1923
Preceded by	William P. Kimball
Succeeded by	Joseph W. Morris
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1901–1905
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1897–1901
Personal details
Born	(1870-07-09)July 9, 1870 Georgetown, Kentucky
Died	September 2, 1923(1923-09-02) (aged 53) Louisville, Kentucky
Resting place	Georgetown Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Carrie Payne (1872-1913) m. 1895 Ethel Gist (1876-1954) m. June 26, 1918
Children	James Edward Cantrill, Jr. (1897–1944)
Alma mater	University of Virginia at Charlottesville
Profession	Farmer

James Campbell Cantrill (July 9, 1870 – September 2, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Background[]

Born in Georgetown, Kentucky to Jennie Moore^[1] and James Edward Campbell, Cantrill attended the common schools, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.

Political career[]

He served as chairman of the Scott County Democratic committee in 1895.

Cantrill was elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1897, and again in 1899. He served in the State senate 1901-1905. He was nominated for Congress in 1904, but declined. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904.

Cantrill was elected president of the American Society of Equity for Kentucky, an organization of farmers, in 1908.

Cantrill was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1909, until his death during his campaign as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky. He served as chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions (Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses).

Death[]

He died in Louisville, Kentucky in 1923 while campaigning as the Democratic nominee for governor.^[2]

He was interred in Georgetown Cemetery, in Georgetown, Kentucky.

See also[]

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References[]

• United States Congress. "J. Campbell Cantrill (id: C000126)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Legislative history and capitol souvenir of Kentucky : portraits and sketches of Senators, Representatives, and officials and attaches of the various state departments. W.E. Bidwell, E.H. Ellwanger. 1910. p. 34. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

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