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his section of the public road. When Mr. Robertson came to
this country he settled first in Pennsylvania, then went to Ohio,
and finally made Maryland his home.
He is a member of committee on labor, member of committee
on currency, member of committee on pensions and on public
records.
James Campbell.
James Campbell, Republican, of the House of Delegates, was
born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1842. In 1851 he accompanied
his parents to this country and settled at Vale Summit, in Alle-
gany county. In 1857 the family removed to Franklin Mines,
and in 1861 Mr. Campbell enlisted in the Union army, where he
served three years. After the war he settled at Newburg, West
Virginia, and was married there. He came back to Allegany
county shortly afterward and has resided at Barton ever since.
Under President Harrison's administration Mr. Campbell served
four years as inspector of coal and wood at Washington, D. C.,
securing his appointment through the recommendation of Con-
gressman McComas. Since the close of the Harrison adminis-
tration Mr. Campbell has been engaged in keeping a drug store
at Barton. He has a family of seven sons and two daughters.
He is a member of committee on organization, on printing, on
public hygiene, on engrossed bills, chairman of the committee
on railroads and canals.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. —4 Members,
Delegate J. Winslow Jones.
J. Winslow Jones, on the Winslow side, is a descendant of
Canelm, brother to Gov. Edward Winslow, who came over in the
Mayflower. He was born in the State of Maine, in the town of
Durham. He moved to Westbrook, about four miles from the
city of Portland, when about four years of age, to the old
Winslow estate. In his boyhood he was associated with Isaac
Winslow in his experiments for the packing of green corn, a
patent for which was issued about 1852 and 1853. At that time
he went into partnership with Nathan Winslow, a brother of
Isaac, in the packing of green corn under the Winslow patents;
he remained in business with Nathan Winslow until Nathan
Winslow died, when the whole business was turned over to J.
Winslow Jones; he continued in the packing business and carry-
ing on of suits for his patents until the year 1881, when he soldi
out to an English syndicate. At that time J. Winslow Jones
was running fifteen corn factories in the State of Maine and
twenty lobster factories, extending from Maine to the Magdelen
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