Miles Crowley
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Miles Crowley was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Crowley attended the common schools.
He was employed as a longshoreman.
He moved to Galveston in the 1870s.
He served as assistant chief of the Galveston Fire Department.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1892 and commenced practice.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1892.
He served in the State senate in 1893 and 1894.
Crowley was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1896.
He resumed the practice of law in Galveston, Texas
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Galveston County 1904-1912.
Crowley was elected judge of Galveston County Court in 1920, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death in Galveston, Texas, on September 22, 1921.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Crowley attended the common schools.
He was employed as a longshoreman.
He moved to Galveston in the 1870s.
He served as assistant chief of the Galveston Fire Department.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1892 and commenced practice.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1892.
He served in the State senate in 1893 and 1894.
Crowley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1896.
He resumed the practice of law in Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
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He served as prosecuting attorney of Galveston County 1904-1912.
Crowley was elected judge of Galveston County Court in 1920, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death in Galveston, Texas, on September 22, 1921.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.