Photo courtesy of Colorado Historical Society.

Henry Thomas "Hank" Campbell was born in Ontario, Canada in 1863. He was an adventurer and, at the age of 16, left home and spent 3 years in Wisconsin. Then he traveled to Leadville, Colorado to work in the mines. Next he went to Wyoming and worked for 2 years on a cattle ranch. The land boom in the Red River valley of Dakota lured him and he took up a preemption and joined the wheat growers for 2 years and ended up in Routt County in 1885 to work the placer mines at Hahn's Peak. He served as Undersheriff 1906 to 1908, then ran for Sheriff in November of 1908 and was elected serving one term, 1909 to 1910. While "Hank" was Sheriff of Routt County he traveled over the country with a buggy and horses, the horses changed to saddle any time it was necessary. When he summoned the jury in the fall he traveled more than 500 miles to notify the men.
After leaving the office of Sheriff "Hank" moved to Canon City, Colorado and purchased an apple farm. He lived there for 6 years and then returned to Steamboat Springs. After retirement he divided his time between Steamboat Springs in the summer and Long Beach, California in the winter. Henry T. "Hank" Campbell died at the age of 92. He is buried in the Steamboat Springs Cemetery.

Resource:
Steamboat Pilot, November 28, 1940
Steamboat Pilot,
The Tread of Pioneers by Charles H. Leckenby

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