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Crocker, George Glover – Croghan, George

Crocker, George Glover

lawyer, author, was born in 1843, in Massachusetts. He is a lawyer of Boston; and the author of Principles of Procedure in Deliberative Assemblies.

Crocker, Marcellus M

soldier, was born Feb. 6, 1830, in Franklin, Ind.

He entered the army in 1861; and was appointed brigadier-general in 1861. He died Aug. 26, 1865, in Washington, D. C.

Crocker, Martin

lawyer, state senator, was born in 1858, in New Baltimore, Mich. Since 1880 he has practiced law in Mt. Clemens, Mich.; and for several years served as city attorney. In 1886 he was elected to the Michigan house of representatives; and in 1891 served with distinction as a member of the state senate. In 1896 he was a delegate to the democratic national convention held in Chicago.

Crocker, Nathan Bourne

clergyman, lecturer, was born July 4, 1781, in Barnstable, Mass. He was elected rector of St. John's church in Providence, over which he presided until his death. He was secretary of the corporation of Brown university from 1837 till 1843. He died Oct. 19, 1865, in Providence, R. I.

Crocker, Ruth M

poet, dress reformer. She studied physiology under the late Calvin Cutter; and has always advocated dress reform for women. She has written considerably on moral science; and her poems have constantly appeared in current literature.

Crocker, Samuel L

manufacturer, congressman, was born March 31, 1804, in Taunton, Mass. In 1849 he was elected a member of the executive council of Massachusetts; and was a representative from Massachusetts to the thirty-third congress.

Crocker, Uriel Haskell

lawyer, journalist, author, was born in 1832, in Massachusetts. He is a lawyer of Boston; and the author of The Cause of Hard Times; Notes on Common Forms; Book of Massachusetts Law; Excessive Saving a Cause of Commercial Distress; and Notes on General Statutes of Massachusetts.

Crockett, John W

congressman, was the son of the celebrated David Crockett. He was a representative in congress from Tennessee from 1838 to 1843. He died Nov. 24, 1852, in Memphis, Tenn.

Croes, John

bishop, was born June 1, 1762, in Elizabethtown, N. J. He was the first protestant episcopal bishop of the diocese of New Jersey. He died July 30, 1832, in New Brunswick, N. J.

Croft, Charles William

lawyer, was born Oct. 2, 1855, in Corsicana, Texas.

He first practiced law in Colorado City, Texas, then in Midland till 1887; since which time he has practiced his profession in his native city. He has acquired a good reputation as a practitioner in both civil and criminal law.

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Crofts, George W

clergyman, author, poet, was born April 9, 1842, in Leroy, Ill. He was the poet of the national farmers' congress; and the author of Golden Rod, a volume of meritorious poems.

Croghan, George

soldier, was born Nov. 15, 1791, in Louisville, Ky.

He fought in the war of 1812 under Gen.

Proctor and gained the promotion of lieutenant-colonel brevet. In 1825 he was appointed inspector-general of the army, with the rank of colonel. He died Jan. 8, 1849, in New Orleans, La.