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


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About William Crawford (Pennsylvania politician)

  • 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.

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