William T. Crawford

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William T. Crawford

William Thomas Crawford (born June 1, 1856 in Waynesville , Haywood County , North Carolina , †  November 16, 1913 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1909 he represented the state of North Carolina three times in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Crawford attended his homeland public schools and Waynesville Academy . He then embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1884 and 1888 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina . After studying law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his admission to the bar in 1891, he began working in this profession in Waynesville.

In the congressional elections of 1890 Crawford was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Hamilton G. Ewart on March 4, 1891 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1893 he was a delegate to the American Bimetallic League in the federal capital Washington.

In 1894 Crawford was defeated by Republican Richmond Pearson . In the elections of 1898 Crawford was able to prevail against Pearson and on March 4, 1899 take his old seat in Congress again. But Pearson appealed against the outcome of the election. After this was granted, Crawford had to relinquish his mandate to Pearson on May 15, 1900. In 1900 he applied unsuccessfully to return to the US House of Representatives.

Between 1900 and 1912 Crawford was a delegate to the regional Democratic Party conventions in North Carolina. In the elections of 1906 he was re-elected to Congress in the tenth district of his state, where he replaced James M. Gudger on March 4, 1907 . Since he was not confirmed in 1908, he could only spend one more legislative period in Washington until March 3, 1909. After his final resignation from the US House of Representatives, William Crawford practiced law again. He died in Waynesville on November 16, 1913.

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SURNAME Crawford, William T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crawford, William Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH near Waynesville , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1913
Place of death Waynesville , North Carolina