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Author: The History of Florida:  Past & Present, The Lewis Publishing Co., Vol. II  p283  1923

     CAMPBELL, GILES B.  While it is not true that all men who fail to achieve 

prosperity lack the essentials of energetic manhood, yet it is certain that 

none forge ahead of their associates and place themselves among the competing 

factors of financial, industrial and commercial life unless they possess 

certain characteristics that have made this progress possible.  Life is in 

large measure what men make it, and unless an individual is willing to exert 

himself, utilize every faculty and bring into play his reserve forces he is 

liable to find himself left behind in the race toward the goal of success.  

This is especially true in the growing communities where competition is 

intense and where the race is to the competent.  One of the men of DeFuniak 

Springs who has been able to pass many with whom he made his start in life and 

to achieve more than ordinary advancement is GILES B. CAMPBELL, president of 

the First National Bank, and a leading citizen of his community.

     Mr. CAMPBELL was born March 26, 1877, in Walton County, Florida, and is a 

son of DANIEL and EMMA (BOWERS) CAMPBELL, natives of Florida, the latter of 

whom is deceased.  As the name would indicate, the family is of Scotch origin, 

having originated on the Isle of Skye, whence came the paternal great-

grandparents of Mr. CAMPBELL, DANIEL and JENNIE CAMPBELL, who became early 

residents of North Carolina.  In the Old North State were born the paternal 

grandparents of Mr. CAMPBELL, ANGUS and KATHERINE (MORRISON) CAMPBELL.  DANIEL 

CAMPBELL was little more than a lad at the outbreak of the war between the 

states, but volunteered his services to the Confederacy and was accepted, 

being assigned to the Sixth Regiment, Florida Volunteer Infantry.  He fought 

with this command throughout the great struggle, and emerged there from with a 

splendid record for bravery and soldierly fidelity.  On his return to the 

duties of civil life he resumed his interrupted law studies, was admitted to 

the bar and entered upon a career that carried him to a high place in the 

legal profession.  He also became prominent in public life, served several 

years as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, was county judge for 

several years, and for two or three years was a member of the State 

Legislature.  He is now living in comfortable retirement.  Judge CAMPBELL 

married Miss EMMA BOWERS, a daughter of GILES and CHRISTIAN (McKINNON) BOWERS.

     After attending the public schools of Walton County GILES B. CAMPBELL 

pursued a course at the State Normal School of DeFuniak Springs.  With this 

preparation he started teaching school, but after two years thus spent decided 

that the educator’s vocation did not offer him the opportunities that he 

desired, and accordingly he turned his attention to the mercantile business, 

which he followed also for two years.  In 1904 he was one of the organizers of 

the First National bank of DeFuniak Springs, and when that institution threw 

open its doors for business, he was its first cashier.  That position he 

retained until 1916, in which year he was elevated to the presidency, of which 

he is still the incumbent.  He has been a leader in all movements which have 

occupied the attention and enlisted the energies of public-spirited citizens, 

and during the World war period was vice chairman of the committee in charge 

of all the war drives and very active in all enterprises as a patriotic 

citizen.  He is a Mason, having reached the Knight Templar degree in that 

order, and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias.  With his family he holds 

membership in the Presbyterian Church.

     In December, 1902, at DeFuniak Springs, Mr. CAMPBELL was united in 

marriage with Miss HATTIE HENRY, a daughter of Dr. GEORGE P. and MARY A. 

(SAWYER) HENRY, of Nashville, Tennessee, both of whom are deceased.  Doctor 

HENRY, who was for many years a leading physician and surgeon in Tennessee and 

Florida, was a Confederate veteran of the war between the states, and during 

his service was captured by the enemy on one occasion.  Mr. and Mrs. CAMPBELL 

are the parents of one child, BARBARA.



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