Leslie D. Campbell Jr.

Les Campbell
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office
January 8, 1964 – January 14, 1976
Preceded byThomas H. Blanton
Succeeded byElmo Cross
Constituency
Commonwealth's Attorney of Hanover County
In office
January 1, 1956 – April 15, 1963
Preceded byRobert R. Gwathmey III
Succeeded byJack Ellis
Personal details
BornLeslie Dunlop Campbell Jr.
(1925-01-26)January 26, 1925
Hanover, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 95)
Hanover, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Eleanor Dickson
​
(m. 1959)​
EducationUniversity of Richmond (LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • farmer
  • politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Leslie Dunlop Campbell Jr. (January 26, 1925 – December 26, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia state senate. The former commonwealth's attorney of Hanover County, he won the nomination for Senate in 1963 against former delegate Edmund T. DeJarnette.[1] He was defeated in a 1975 Democratic primary challenge by Elmo Cross.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Leslie D. Campbell Jr. Gets Senate Nomination". Daily Press. July 10, 1963. p. 23. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cooke, Cross Both Unopposed". Daily Press. November 2, 1975. p. F1. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Leslie D. Campbell Jr". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 January 2021.


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