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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsAlvah CROCKER
(1801-1874)
CROCKER, Alvah, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Leominster, Mass.,
October 14, 1801; attended the public schools and Groton Academy;
proprietor of paper manufactories at Fitchburg; president of the
Boston & Fitchburg Railroad; member of the Hoosac Tunnel
Commission; member of the State house of representatives in 1836,
1842, and 1843; served in the State senate for two terms; elected
as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of William B. Washburn; reelected to the
Forty-third Congress and served from January 2, 1872, until his
death in Fitchburg, Mass., December 26, 1874; interment in Laurel
Hill Cemetery.
Bibliography
Wheelwright, William Bond. Life and Times of Alvah Crocker.
1923. Reprint, New York: Arno Press, 1981.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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