History of Detroit, a chronicle of its progress, its industries, its institutions, and the people of the fair City of the straits, / by Paul Leake ... [Vol. 3]

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Concerning his professional standing and activities it has been said of
him: "He is a lawTyer of broad and comprehensive knowledge of the science of jurisprudence and is strong in the presentation of causes before
a court or jury, but he has given his attention more specifically to corporation law, in which branch of his profession he is a recognized authority and in which his services have been retained by many of the
imost important corporations in Detroit, as well as by others which are
not of local order. "
Mr. Campbell has always maintained his association with the University of Michigan. He is counsel for the Board of Regents, and when
the literary society, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the University,
he was made one of the members from the class of 1876.
Notwithstanding his devotion to his strictly professional activities,
Mr. Campbell is prominently and officially associated with the business
interests of his native city. Among many other directorships and
offices he holds the position of vice-president of Parke, Davis & Company and director of The Peoples State Bank.
Mr. Campbell has been always a faithful supporter of the Republican
party, and although he has not sought public office, his work for the
party and for the state has been of great value. In 1908, when the
constitutional convention to revise the state constitution was held, he
ran as a delegate and was elected by the largest vote east for any candidate in the city of Detroit and county of Wayne. He became one of the
leaders of the convention, and in that body was made chairman of the
committee on permanent organization and order of business, which afterwards became a permanent committee, and chairman of the committee on the legislative department. He was also made a member of the
committee oni schedules, and was added to the committee on phraseology
and arrangement toward the close of the convention, when that committee was required to put the general revision in its final form. When
the convention determined that the revised constitution should be submitted to the people for ratification at the November election, instead of
April as the legislature had provided, Mr. Campbell represented the convention before the supreme court of Michigan and secured a decision
sustaining the action of the convention. In 1911 he was appointed by
the United States circuit court of appeals for the Sixth circuit a member of the committee to revise the rules of equity practice in the federal
courts. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association and the Detroit Bar Association. He was an
original member of the Michigan Naval Brigade and was president of
the Detroit Naval Reserves during the Spanish war. He belongs to
the Yondotega Club, the Detroit Club (of which he was president
for three years), the Country Club, the University Club, the Detroit
Boat Club, the Witenagemote Club and Prismatic Club, all of Detroit;
and to the Huron Mountain Club. He has been a life-long member of
the Episcopal church and for many years a vestryman of Christ church.
November 22, 1881, he married Caroline B. BurtenshaW, a daughof James Burtenshaw, a well known Detroit merchant. They have
have two sons, Henry Munroe Campbell, Jr., and Douglas Campbell,
both of whom are following in the footsteps of their father and grandfather in the practice of law.
Mr. Campbell has published various essays and studies of constitutional questions and theories of government, and in particular has
written many leading articles attacking the expediency and legality
of the initiative, referendum and other forms of so-called direct legislation and political action.
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