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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaGeorge Walker CRAWFORD
(1798-1872)
CRAWFORD, George Walker, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., December
22, 1798; was graduated from Princeton College in 1820; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in
Augusta, Ga.; attorney general of the State 1827-1831; member of
the State house of representatives 1837-1842; elected as a Whig to
the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Richard W. Habersham and served from January 7, 1843, to March
3, 1843; Governor of Georgia 1843-1847; appointed Secretary of War
in the Cabinet of President Taylor and served from March 8, 1849,
to July 23, 1850; presided over the State secession convention in
1861; died on his estate, “Bel Air,” near Augusta, Ga.,
July 27, 1872; interment in Summerville Cemetery.
Bibliography
Cleveland, Len G. “George W. Crawford of Georgia,
1798-1872.” Ph.D. diss., University of Georgia, 1974.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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