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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaEugene Burgess CROWE
(1878-1970)
CROWE, Eugene Burgess, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., January 5, 1878; attended the rural schools and
Borden (Ind.) Academy; taught in county schools 1894-1896; moved to
Bedford, Ind., in 1899 and engaged in the retail furniture
business, real estate, and banking; delegate to the Democratic
State conventions 1908-1960; delegate to the Democratic National
Conventions in 1928, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960; delegate to
the Interparliamentary Union Congress at Oslo, Norway, in 1939;
elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the four
succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1941); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress;
resumed his former business interests; president of Stone City
National Bank and Greystone Hotel; director of Wabash Fire and
Casualty Insurance Co.; remained active in business and civic
affairs until his death in Indianapolis, Ind., May 12, 1970;
interment in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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