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Crawford, Thomas

sculptor, was born March 22, 1814, in New York city. He has attained a national reputation as a sculptor. Some of his most celebrated works are: The Genius of Mirth; Vesta; Adam and Eve; David Before Saul; and Flora. He died Oct. 16, 1857, in London, England.

CRAWFORD, THOMAS HARTLEY, lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born Nov. 14, 1786, in Chambersburg, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1833, and during the last named year was elected to the state legislature. In 1838 he was appointed commissioner of Indian affairs, and took up his residence in Washington, holding that office for seven years. In 1845 he was appointed judge of the criminal court of the District of Columbia. He died Jan. 27, 1863, in Washington, D. C.

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