[3] Born in the village of Ohltown, Ohio, Campbell suffered from tuberculosis as a child and was predicted to die at a young age.

This gesture, while intended to honor James Campbell, reflected the community's desire to distance itself from the infamous riot.

During World War I, the industrialist's only son, Louis J. Campbell, contracted a progressive disease while fighting in the trenches of France.

[7] The degenerative condition, which resulted in the amputation of Louis Campbell's right leg, forced the younger man to take frequent breaks from his position as treasurer of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company.

[8] In 1931, he attempted to merge the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company with Bethlehem Steel, a move that was bitterly, and successfully, opposed by other local industrialists.