John Crowell (politician, 1801)

John Crowell

John Crowell (born September 15, 1801 in East Haddam , Middlesex County , Connecticut , † March 8, 1883 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American lawyer, officer and politician ( Whig Party ).

Career

John Crowell moved to Ohio with his parents in 1806, where they settled in Rome . There he attended the district school. Crowell moved to Warren (Ohio) in 1822 , where he attended the Warren Academy until 1825 . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1827, and then began practicing in Warren. He was also a co-owner and editor of the Western Reserve Chronicle .

Crowell also had a political career. He was a member of the Ohio Senate in 1840 . Then he was elected to the 30th US Congress and re - elected to the subsequent 31st US Congress . In 1850 he decided against running for the 32nd US Congress . Crowell served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851.

After his tenure, he moved to Cleveland in 1852, where he worked as a lawyer again. Crowell served in the militia for twenty years, where he last held the rank of major general . He worked as an editor for Western Law Monthly and was a faculty member at Homeopathic Medical College . He also held the position of President at Ohio State and Union Law College from 1862 until his resignation in 1876 .

Crowell died in Cleveland in 1883 and was buried there in Lake View Cemetery .

Web links

• John Crowell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Crowell at The Political Graveyard