William W. Crapo

William W. Crapo

William Wallace Crapo (born May 16, 1830 in Dartmouth , Bristol County , Massachusetts , †  February 28, 1926 in New Bedford , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1883 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1832, William Crapo came to New Bedford with his parents, where he later attended both public and private schools. He then graduated from the Phillips Academy in Andover . He was also enrolled at Friends Academy in New Bedford until 1848 . In 1852 he graduated from Yale College . After studying law at Harvard University and his admission to the bar in 1855, he began to work in this profession in New Bedford. From 1855 to 1867 he was also the legal representative of this city. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1857 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives .

After the death of MP James Buffinton , Crapo was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1875, when the by-election was due for the first Massachusetts seat . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1883 . From 1881 he was chairman of the banking and currency committee.

In 1882, William Crapo renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He also worked in banking and cotton processing. In 1884 he became a member of the Republican National Committee ; in 1897 he worked in a state commission for the revision of the laws for rail vehicles in tram traffic. He died in New Bedford on February 28, 1926 at the age of 95.

Web links

• William W. Crapo in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William W. Crapo in the database of Find a Grave (English)