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Cramp, Charles Henry

was born May 9, 1828, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1879 he became president of the William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., and is now the most conspicuous shipbuilder of the United States.

Cramp, William

shipbuilder, was born in 1806, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a member of the firm incorporated in 1872 under the name of William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building company. Until 1860 the Cramps were engaged in the building of wooden vessels and ships; and in 1862 they built the ironclad battleship New Ironsides. He died July 6, 1879, in Atlantic City, N. J.

Cranch, George

painter. He was a portrait painter of Washington, D. C.; and was an associate in the National academy. He died in 1891.

Cranch, Richard

lawyer, author, was born in 1726 in England. He was a lawyer of Braintree, Mass., and the author of Views of the Prophets concerning Anti- Christ. He died in 1811..

Cranch, William

lawyer, jurist, author, was born July 17, 1769, in Weymouth, Mass. He was a noted jurist who was chief justice of the District of Columbia in 1805-55.

He was the author of Reports of Cases in the United States district court of the District of Columbia, 1801-41; and Supreme Court Reports, 1800-1815. His decisions have shown great legal learning and a clear judicial mind. He died Sept. 1, 1855, in Washington, D. C.

Crandall, Charles Henry

author, poet, was born in 1858 in New York.

He is the author of Wayside Music, a volume of poems.

Crandall, Charles L

educator, author, was born July 20, 1850, in Bridgewater, N. Y. He was appointed instructor in civil engineering, assistant professor of engineering, and associate professor of Cornell university. He is the author of Tables for the Computation of Railway and Other Earthworks; and Notes on Descriptive Geometry.

Crandall, Prudence

philanthropist, was born Sept. 3, 1803, in Hopkinton, R. I. She opened a school in Canterbury, Conn., for young ladies; and was soon after imprisoned for accepting colored girls. She died Jan. 28, 1889, in Elk Falls, Kan.

Crandall, Reuben

physician, was born about 1805, in Westchester, N. Y.

He went to Washington, D. C., to teach botany in 1835, and was arrested and sent to prison on the charge of circulating incendiary pamphlets. He died Feb. 1, 1838, in Jamaica, W. I.

Crane, Anne Moncure

author, was born Jan. 7, 1838, in Baltimore, Md.

In 1858 she began her first story, entitled Emily Chester, which was published several years later. She was also the author of Opportunity and Reginald Archer. She died Dec. 10, 1873.

Crane, Cephas Bennett

clergyman, author, was born in 1833. He is a baptist clergyman of Boston, and the author of The Spiritual Court of the Christian Church.

Crane, Elvin Williamson

lawyer, state legislator, was born Oct. 20, 1853, in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1888 he was appointed prosecutor of Sussex county, N. Y., and in 1886 was elected to the state legislature.