Crawford, Henry Clay – Creel, Heber Mansfield
Crawford, Henry Clay
business man, legislator, was born in 1857 in Bainbridge, Ga. He is a successful dealer in real estate at Tallahassee, Fla. In 1885 he served with distinction as a member of the Florida state legislature, and is now assistant secretary of state.
Crawford, J. P
physician, lecturer, was born Aug. 27, 1855, near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Since 1883 he has practiced medicine and surgery continuously in Davenport, Iowa. For many years he was president of the Iowa and Illinois District Medical association, and has written pamphlets and important articles for current medical publications.
Crawford, Joel
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born June 15, 1783, in Columbia county, Ga. In 1813 he joined the army of Gen. Floyd, and served throughout the whole campaign as aidde-camp to the general. He served three years in the state legislature; and was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1817 to 1821. He died April 5, 1858.
Crawford, John G
lawyer, orator, legislator, was born April 21, 1834, in Oakham, Mass. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted in the second regiment of the Michigan cavalry and became a sergeant-major and colonel. On his return from the war he was elected a member of the Michigan state senate.
Since then he has held numerous important elective and appointive offices, a and was a consul in Canada during President Garfield's administration. As platform speaker, Col. Crawford has no equal, and has been a speaker in every political campaign since 1856. He has resided in New Hampshire most of the time since 1870. He knew John Brown personally, and escaped lynching more than once during the bleeding Kansas troubles in 1855-56, in which he was a prominent factor.
Crawford, John Louick
physician, legislator, was born in Covington, Ga. He received his education at the Emory college and the university of Georgia. He has attained success as one of the foremost physicians of the south at Crawfordsville, Fla. He served with distinction as a state senator in the Florida legislature; and is now secretary of state for the state of Florida.
Crawford, Leonard J
lawyer, politician, was born April 29, 1860, in Newport, Ky. In 1882 he graduated from the Cincinnati Law school, and since that time has practiced in his native city. In 1892 he was a candidate for attorney-general; was president of the republican state league of Kentucky during 1892-95; and in 1897 was elected president of the national republican league. was
Crawford, Martin Jenkins
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born March 17, 1820, in Jasper county, Ga. He was a member of the Georgia legislature from 1845 to 1847; and in 1853 was appointed judge of the superior court. He elected a member of the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses; and was also elected to the thirty-sixth congress. He joined the great rebellion of that year as a member of the confederate congress, and was a commissioner to Washington. He died July 22, 1883, in Columbus, Ga.
Crawford, Nathaniel Morton
clergyman, college president, author, was born March 22, 1811, in Oglethorpe county, Va. He was a baptist minister of Kentucky; president of Georgetown college, Ky., in 1865-71, and the author of Christian Paradoxes. He died Oct. 27, 1871, in Walker county, Va.
Crawford, S. J
governor. He was governor of Kansas from 1864 to 1869.
Crawford, Samuel Wylie
soldier, physician, surgeon, was born Nov. 8, 1829, in Franklin county, Pa. In 1851 he. became an assistant surgeon in the United States army. He served with distinction in the Shenandoah campaign, being present at the battles of Winchester and Cedar Mountain, losing one-half of his brigade in the last named action.
At the battle of Antietam he had command of a division, and was severely wounded.
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.
Crawford, William
lawyer, jurist, was born in Virginia. He moved to Alabama in 1810; held a number of federal and state offices; was receiver of moneys for public lands; and a commissioner to settle certain claims under a treaty with England, France and Spain. He elected to the state senate; was United States district attorney for Alabama; and was judge of the United States district court for Alabama. He died April 28, 1849, in Mobile, Ala. was
Crawford, William
physician, congressman, was born in 1760 in Scotland. He was the pioneer physician of Marsh Creek, Pa.; became interested in politics, and was a representative in congress from 1809 to 1817. He died in 1823.
Crawford, William Harris
lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Feb. 24, 1772, in Amherst county, Va. was a In 1799 he was appointed to prepare a digest of the laws of Georgia. He served four years in the state legislature; and senator in congress from Georgia from 1807 to 1813. In 1815 he became secretary of war; and in 1817 was appointed secretary of the treasury, where he served with marked ability until 1825. In 1827 he was appointed judge of the northern circuit of Georgia, which office he held until his death. He died Sept. 15, 1834, in Albert county, Ga.
Crawford, William Henry
educator, clergyman, college president, was born Oct. 6, 1855, in Milton Center, Ill.
He is an active worker in the Epworth league, and as a lecturer has gained an enviable reputation. Since 1893 he has been president of the Alleghany college of Meadville, Pa. was
Crawford, William Thomas
merchant, lawyer, congressman, born June 1, 1856, in Haywood county, N. C. He was elected to the state legislature in 1884 and in 1886; was a democratic elector in 1888; and was engrossing clerk of the state house of representatives in 1889.
He was elected to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a democrat. He graduated in law from the state university of North Carolina.
Creamer, Thomas J
merchant, state senator, congressman, was born May 26, 1843, in Ireland. He was elected to the state legislature in 1864, 1865 and 1866; to the state senate in 1867 and 1869; and was appointed tax commissioner for New York city in 1869, serving until 1873. He was president of the young democrats' general committee in 1870; delegate to the Baltimore national convention in 1872; and was elected to the forty-third congress as a democrat.
Crebs, John M
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born April 7, 1832, in London county, Va. In 1862 he entered the volunteer army as lieutenant-colonel; participated in all the Mississippi movements until the capture of Vicksburg, and was also in the Arkansas campaign, commanding a brigade of cavalry in the department of the gulf. In 1868 he was elected a representative from Illinois to the forty-first congress, and was re-elected to the forty-second congress.
Creede, Nicholas C
gold miner, was born April 4, 1842, in Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1862 he went to Colorado in search of adventure, and found it in seven years of service as a United States scout, holding the rank of first lieutenant. He has since become famous as the founder of the Creede mining camp in Colorado, together with quite a number of other flourishing camps.
Creel, Heber Mansfield
soldier, legislator, was born Nov. 30, 1856, in La Fayette county, Mo. He attended the United States military academy at West Point, N. Y., and was subsequently appointed second lieutenant of the seventh United States cavalry. He has been chairman of the Boone county commissioners, N. D.; register of deeds for eight years in North Dakota; chairman of the county and state republican committees; and has filled various other political offices of honor. He has been inspector and judge advocate general of the North Dakota National guard; and president of the state military board. He received the election as state senator of the twentyfirst district of North Dakota for four years, commencing in January, 1897.