John Henry CAMP, Congress, NY (1840-1892)

CAMP, John Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., April 4, 1840; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1860; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lyons, N.Y.; clerk of the surrogate court in 1863; prosecuting attorney of Wayne County 1867-1870; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883); was not a candidate for reelection in 1882; resumed the practice of law in Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., where he died October 12, 1892; interment in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present