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.

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predecessor	Office	successor
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
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