William Crawford (politician)
William Crawford (* 1760 in Paisley , Scotland , † October 23, 1823 in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania ) was a Scottish- American politician . Between 1809 and 1817 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
William Crawford attended the public schools of his Scottish homeland and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh until 1781 . He then emigrated to the United States, where he settled near Gettysburg. In 1785 he acquired a farm on which he spent most of the rest of his life. He practiced there as a doctor. He was also an associate judge in Adams County between 1801 and 1808 . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .
In the congressional elections of 1808 Crawford was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded James Kelly on March 4, 1809 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . In the meantime these were shaped by the events of the British-American War . Since 1813 he represented the fifth district of his state.
After his time in the US House of Representatives, Crawford practiced as a doctor again near Gettysburg. He died on October 23, 1823 and was buried in Gettysburg.
Web links
- William Crawford in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- William Crawford in the database of Find a Grave (English)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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James Kelly |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1813 |
Robert Brown |
George Smith | United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) with Robert Whitehill March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1817 |
Andrew Boden |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Crawford, William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1760 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paisley , Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1823 |
Place of death | near Gettysburg , Pennsylvania |