George A. Crawford
Male, Deceased Person
1827 – 1891
Who was George A. Crawford?
George Addison Crawford was an American politician, lawyer and journalist.
Crawford was born in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1847.
Crawford was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention in 1855. In 1857, along with Norman Eddy and others, he purchased and founded the city of Fort Scott, Kansas. He was elected governor of Kansas in 1861; however the election was declared illegal before he could assume the post.
In 1871, he was appointed commissioner to the Centennial Exposition by Ulysses S. Grant.
He was also the city founder of Grand Junction, Colorado. where he died and was buried.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1827
Kansas - Also known as
- George Crawford
- George Addison Crawford
- Education
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Died
- Jan 26, 1891
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on July 23, 2013
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