William Crawford (Pennsylvania politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Crawford (Pennsylvania politician)

American politician from Pennsylvania (1760-1823)

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1760

Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1823

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Crawford (1760 – October 23, 1823) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Crawford was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1760.
He received a liberal schooling, studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1781 received his degree.
He emigrated to the United States and settled near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
He purchased a farm on Marsh Creek in 1785, where he spent the rest of his life practicing medicine.
He was an associate judge for Adams County, Pennsylvania, from 1801 to 1808. Crawford was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh and to the three succeeding Congresses.
He again resumed the practice of medicine near Gettysburg where he died in 1823.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg.