Joel Crawford
Joel Crawford (born June 15, 1783 in Columbia County , Georgia , † April 5, 1858 in Blakely , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1821 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Joel Crawford first attended schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at Litchfield Law School and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Sparta in his new profession from 1808 . In 1811 he moved to Milledgeville . He then took part in a campaign against the Creek Indians in 1813 and 1814 . After the war, Crawford began a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1814 and 1817 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives . In the state-wide held congressional election of 1816 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the third mandate from Georgia , where he succeeded Bolling Hall on March 4, 1817 . After re-election in 1818, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1821 .
After retiring from the US House of Representatives, Crawford returned to work as a lawyer. In 1828 he moved back to Sparta. He was a member of the Georgia Senate in 1827 and 1828 . In 1826 Crawford was a member of a commission that measured the border between the states of Georgia and Alabama . In the years 1828 and 1831 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of governor of Georgia. In 1831 he became a delegate at the International Improvement Convention . In 1837 Crawford was appointed state commissioner for the construction of a railway line by the Western & Atlantic Railroad . He died on April 5, 1858 on his plantation near Blakely and was buried there.
Web links
- Joel Crawford in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Joel Crawford in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Crawford, Joel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1783 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbia County , Georgia |
DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1858 |
Place of death | near Blakely , Georgia |