Creely, John V – Crist, Henry
Creely, John V
soldier, congressman, was born Nov. 14, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa. He served in the army as an officer of light artillery throughout the late rebellion. He was a member of the councils of Philadelphia for four years; and was elected to the forty-second congress as a republican.
Creery, William Rufus
educator, college president, author, was born May 9, 1824, in Baltimore, Md. He was elected city superintendent of public instruction of Baltimore for a term of four years, and in 1872 was re-elected. In conjunction with Prof. M. A. Newell he prepared the Maryland series of school-books, which includes Primary-School Spelling-Book; Grammar-School Spelling-Book; a series of six Readers; and Catechism of United States History. He died May 1, 1875, in Baltimore, Md.
Creighton, Hugh L
soldier, business man, was born Jan. 27, 1837, in Louisa county, Iowa. During the civil war he served as a soldier in company A, thirtieth regiment Iowa volunteer infantry, and was promoted to captain. He served with distinction in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Mo.; Chicasaw Bayou, Miss.; Arkansas Post; Siege of Vicksburg; Lookout Mountain; Missionary Ridge, and other battles. For many years he was a public school teacher; and is now engaged in business in Oakville, Iowa, where he takes a prominent part in the public affairs of his county and state.
Creighton, Johnston Blake- Ley
naval officer, was born Nov. 12, 1822, in Rhode Island. He became a commodore in 1874; was commandant of the Norfolk navy-yard in 1879, and was retired with the rank of rear-admiral in 1883. He died Nov. 12, 1883, in Morristown, N. J.
Creighton, William
congressman, was born Oct. 29, 1778, in Berkeley county, Va. He was the first secretary of state for Ohio; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1813 to 1817, and again from 1827 to 1833. He died Oct. 8, 1851, in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Creighton, William
JR., lawyer, jurist. He was appointed United States judge for the district of Ohio. was
Crele, Joseph
centenarian, was born in 1725, in Detroit, Mich. He bore arms at Braddock's defeat, and before the revolution was employed in carrying letters between Prairie du Chien and Green Bay. He settled in Wisconsin during the revolutionary war. He died Jan. 27, 1866, in Caledonia, Wis.
Crenshaw, Walter Henry
lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born July 7, 1817, in Abbeville district, S. C. He was from 1838 till 1867 a member of either the upper or lower house of the Alabama legislature, officiating as speaker of the house in 1861-65, and president of the senate in 1865-67. He died in 1878, in Alabama.
Cressey, George Croswell
educator, clergyman, author, was born April 1, 1856, in Buxton, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin college, the university of Wooster, the university of Leipzig, and the Andover Theological seminary; and has received the degree of Ph. D. For a while he was engaged in educational work, and filled the chair of modern languages in the Washburn college. He is a successful clergyman of the Unitarian church; and now fills the pastorate in Northampton, Mass. He is the author of The Essential Man; Mental Evolution; Philosophy of Religion; The Doctrine of Immortality of Liberal Thought; and numerous published sermons and addresses. was
Cresson, John Chapman
farmer, educator, civil engineer, was born in 1806, in Philadelphia, Pa. He given the chair of mechanics and natural philosophy in Franklin institute in 1837, and in 1855 was made its president. He was president of the Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad company in 1847-76, and one of the original Fairmount park commissioners, afterward becoming chief engineer of that park. He died in 1876, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Creswell, John a. J
lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Nov. 18, 1828, in Port Deposit, Md. He was a member of the Maryland house of delegates in 1861 and 1862; and was elected a representative from Maryland to the thirty-eighth congress; and in 1865 was chosen a senator in congress to fill a vacancy. He was a delegate to the Philadelphia loyalists' convention of 1866, the border states convention, held in Baltimore in 1867, and the Chicago convention of 1868. In 1869 he entered the cabinet of President Grant as postmaster-general.
He died Dec. 23, 1891, in Elkton, Ind.
Creswell, Mrs. Julia Pleas- Ants
author, poet, was born Aug. 21, 1827, in Huntsville, Ala. She was a southern writer who published Aphelia and Other Poems by Two Cousins; and Callamura, an allegorical novel. She died June 9, 1886, in Shreveport, La.
Crew, Henry
educator, author, was born June 4, 1859, in Richmond, Ohio.
He has filled the chair of physics in the Johns Hopkins university, and in the Haverford college of Philadelphia, Pa. In 1891-92 ימים he was astronomer at the Lick observatory, and since 1892 has been professor of physics in the Northwestern university. He is the author of various papers on spectroscopy.
Crewes, Richard
clergyman, received his education at the Northwestern university, the Garrett Biblical institute, and the Illinois Wesleyaň university.
For several years he was a member of the joint board of trustees and visitors of the Illinois Wesleyan university. He is a successful clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church in the central Illinois conference; and now fills a pastorate in Dwight, Ill. During 1892-96 he was the first president of the Eighth General Conference District Epworth League.
Crewson, Evander A
poet, was born Dec. 8, 1849, in Washington county, Ohio. He is the author of a volume of poems entitled Old Times.
Crill, Louis N
merchant, poet, was born June 3, 1867, in Spragueville, Iowa.
He has attained success as a merchant in Richland, S. D. He is the author of a number of poems which have been published in the periodical press and given a place in several standard works.
Crimmins, John Daniel
contractor, was born May 18, 1844, in New York city. He laid the foundations for the Manhattan railway, built the electrical subway, has laid many miles of gas mains, built the tank foundations for various gas companies and constructed the Broadway and the street railroads on Lexington, Lenox and Columbus avenues. He is also a director in various corporations in New York city.
Crippen, George D
educator, mining engineer, state legislator, was born May 13, 1861, in Washtenaw county, Mich.
Received the rudi-' ments of his education in the district schools, and subsequently attended the State Normal school of Ypsilanti for three years. For many years he was engaged in educational work as principal of the Stambaugh schools. He is a successful mining engineer; has been a justice of the peace, county surveyor, and filled various other public positions of trust. During 1897-98 he served with distinction as a member of the Michigan state legislature.
Crisfield, John W
lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 6, 1808, in Kent county, Md. He was elected to the Maryland legislature in 1836; and was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1847 to 1849. In 1850 he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention; in 1861 was a delegate to the peace congress; and was elected a representative from Maryland to the thirty-seventh congress.
Crisp, Charles Frederick
soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Jan. 29, 1845, in England. He was a lieutenant in the confederate army from 1861 to 1864, when he was taken prisoner.
In 1872 he was appointed solicitor-general of the southwestern circuit; and in 1873 was reappointed for a term of four years.
In the latter year he moved to Americus, Ga.; in 1877 was appointed judge of the superior court of the southwestern judicial circuit; and in 1878 was elected to the same office; and in 1880 was reelected for a term of four years. He resigned in 1882 and was elected a representative from Georgia to the forty-eighth congress; and received the re-election to the forty-ninth, fiftieth, fifty-first, fiftysecond, fifty-third, and fifty-fourth as a democrat; and served as speaker of the house in the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses.
Crisp, Charles R
lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 19, 1870, in Ellaville, Ga. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a democrat, without opposition, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, the Hon.
Charles F. Crisp. He has attained success as a lawyer in Americus, Ga., where he is a member of the law firm of Hooper and Crisp. While in congress he took an active part in debates on various measures which affected the welfare of his state; and as a rising lawyer has already attained eminence at the bar of the south.
Crispin, Silas
soldier, was born about 1830, in Pennsylvania. He received successive brevets to include that of colonel in the regular army at the close of the civil war, but did not receive his promotion as major of ordnance until 1867. In 1875 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel, and colonel in 1881.
Crist, Henry
manufacturer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1764, in Virginia. He became extensively engaged in the manufacture of salt in Bullitt county, Ky. He was a member of the Kentucky legislature in 1795; a state senator from 1800 to 1804; and a representative from Kentucky in congress from 1809 to 1811. He died in 1844, in Bullitt county, Ky.