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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam CRUTCHFIELD
(1824-1890)
CRUTCHFIELD, William, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Greeneville, Greene County,
Tenn., November 16, 1824; attended the common schools; moved to
McMinn County, Tenn., in 1840 and remained there four years;
settled in Jacksonville, Ala., in 1844 and engaged in agricultural
pursuits; became a permanent resident of Chattanooga in 1850;
during the Civil War never enlisted but served in the Union Army as
honorary captain in the Chickamauga campaign; was with General
Thomas during the siege of Chattanooga, and was an assistant to
General Steedman and other commanders until the close of the war;
elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4,
1873-March 3, 1875); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874;
resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Chattanooga, Tenn., January
24, 1890; interment in the family lot in Old Citizens Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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