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|term_end=January 30, 1940​

|term_end=January 30, 1940​

|preceded=​

|preceded=​

|succeeded=Rhetta Schuchs Campbell​

|succeeded=Doretta Katie "Rhetta" Schuchs Campbell​

|birth_place=Concordia Parish, Louisiana​

|birth_place=Concordia Parish, Louisiana​

|birth_date=February 18, 1870​

|birth_date=February 18, 1870​

|religion=[[Episcopalian]]​

|religion=[[Episcopalian]]​

|occupation=Parish official​

|occupation=Parish official​

|spouse=Darlene Rhetta Schuchs Campbell​

|spouse=Doretta Katie Rhetta Schuchs Campbell​

|children=Ruby Chandler Campbell Fulton​

|children=Ruby Chandler Campbell Fulton​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

==Background==

==Background==

Campbell was born and reared on the Black River in Concordia Parish, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Campbell, who were among the early pioneers of the region.  F. L. Campbell was named assessor of Concordia Parish in 1888 by [[Governor]] Francis T. Nicholls and again in 1892 by Governor Murphy J. Foster, Sr.  Eugene Campbell was himself appointed assessor by Governor Newton C. Blanchard. Campbell had five brothers, including a twin who died in early childhood. He played the position of end and was named a letterman on the first [[football]] team of [[Louisiana State University]] in 1893. Three years later, Campbell graduated from LSU.<ref name=tpg>"Death of Hon. E. P. Campbell", ''Tensas Gazette'', February 1940.</ref>

Campbell was born and reared on the Black River in Concordia Parish, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Campbell, who were among the early pioneers of the region.  F. L. Campbell was named assessor of Concordia Parish in 1888 by [[Governor]] Francis T. Nicholls and again in 1892 by Governor Murphy J. Foster, Sr.  Eugene Campbell was himself appointed assessor by Governor Newton C. Blanchard. Campbell had five brothers, including a twin who died in early childhood. He played the position of end and was named a letterman on the first [[football]] team of [[Louisiana State University]] in 1893. hree years later, Campbell graduated from LSU.<ref name=tpg>"Death of Hon. E. P. Campbell", ''Tensas Gazette,'' February 1940.</ref>

Campbell and his wife, the former Darlene Schuchs, a native of Vidalia, the seat of government for Concordia Parish, had an adopted daughter, Ruby Chandler Fulton, and husband, Dudley Fulton, of Clarks in Caldwell Parish.<ref name=tpg/>

Campbell and his wife, the former Doretta Katie "Rhetta" Schuchs,<ref>Doretta “Retta” Schuchs Campbell (1877-1941), Findagrave.com [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105893660/doretta-campbell], accessed February 4, 2026.</ref> a native of Vidalia, the seat of government for Concordia Parish, had an adopted daughter, Ruby Chandler Fulton, and husband, Dudley Fulton, Sr., of Clarks in Caldwell Parish.<ref name=tpg/>

==Two Sheriff Campbells==

==Two Sheriff Campbells==

After Campbell died in Ferriday of a lingering illness,<ref name=natchez/> ​Mrs. Campbell served as sheriff under appointment of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] until her death a year and a half later on July 25, 1941. By that time Noah W. Cross of Ferriday began the first of his twenty-five years as sheriff, seven nonconsecutive and interrupted terms, in the combined law-enforcement and tax-collecting position.<ref>List of 20th century sheriffs of Concordia Parish, Concordia Parish Library, Vidalia branch.</ref>  Darlene Campbell was the daughter of Mike J. Schuchs and the former Julia Brunk. She was quickly buried on the same day that she died.<ref name=natchez>"Mrs Campbell Died Yesterday: Splendid Lady of Vidalia Called by Death, Buried Yesterday", ''The Natchez Democra,'' Natchez, [[Mississippi]], July 26, 1941.</ref> Mrs. Campbell was not the first widow appointed in Louisiana to fill the remaining term of her husband as sheriff. In 1936, when Sheriff [[Wyatt Luther Nugent]] of Grant Parish was killed in the line of his duty, his widow, Lydia Ann Rosier Nugent, served briefly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=frances-nugent-petrus&pid=171817799&fhid=10218|title=Frances Nugent Petrus|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>   

After Campbell died in Ferriday of a lingering illness,<ref name=natchez/> ​Mrs. Campbell served as sheriff under appointment on February 8, 1940 of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] until her death a year and a half later on July 25, 1941. By that time Noah W. Cross of Ferriday began the first of his twenty-five years as sheriff, seven nonconsecutive and interrupted terms, in the combined law-enforcement and tax-collecting position.<ref>List of 20th century sheriffs of Concordia Parish, Concordia Parish Library, Vidalia branch.</ref>  Doretta Campbell was the daughter of Michael James Schuchs (1845-1905) and the former Julia A. Brunk (1846-1909). She was quickly buried on the same day that she died.<ref name=natchez>"Mrs Campbell Died Yesterday: Splendid Lady of Vidalia Called by Death, Buried Yesterday", ''The Natchez Democrat,'' Natchez, [[Mississippi]], July 26, 1941.</ref> Mrs. Campbell was not the first widow appointed in Louisiana to fill the remaining term of her husband as sheriff. In 1936, when Sheriff [[Wyatt Luther Nugent]] of Grant Parish was killed in the line of his duty, his widow, Lydia Ann Rosier Nugent, served briefly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=frances-nugent-petrus&pid=171817799&fhid=10218|title=Frances Nugent Petrus|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>   

However, no woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana until 1956 when Eloise Bouanchaud was elected in Pointe Coupee Parish to succeed her late husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/louisiana/monroe/monroe-news-star/1956/04-18/|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|title=Sheriff's Widow Wins Election in Point Coupee|date=April 18, 1956}}</ref> The next time a woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana was in 1999, when Beth Oakley Lundy won the position in Calcasieu Parish, which encompasses [[Lake Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/vbenson_2000/sheriffs.htm|title=First Woman Sheriffs in the United States of America|publisher=reocities.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Lundy polled 51.5 percent of the vote cast against a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_10.html|title=Election returns: Calcasieu Parish|date=October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>

However, no woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana until 1956 when Eloise Bouanchaud was elected in Pointe Coupee Parish to succeed her late husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/louisiana/monroe/monroe-news-star/1956/04-18/|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|title=Sheriff's Widow Wins Election in Point Coupee|date=April 18, 1956}}</ref> The next time a woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana was in 1999, when Beth Oakley Lundy won the position in Calcasieu Parish, which encompasses [[Lake Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/vbenson_2000/sheriffs.htm|title=First Woman Sheriffs in the United States of America|publisher=reocities.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Lundy polled 51.5 percent of the vote cast against a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_10.html|title=Election returns: Calcasieu Parish|date=October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>