William T. Crawford
Encyclopedia
William Thomas Crawford (born near Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, June 1, 1856) was a Representative from North Carolina
.
He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy.
From 1884-1888, he was a member of the State house of representatives. In 1890 he graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1891 he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waynesville.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895) and Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1909). After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1908, he resumed the practice of law in Waynesville, North Carolina, where he died November 16, 1913. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy.
From 1884-1888, he was a member of the State house of representatives. In 1890 he graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1891 he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waynesville.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895) and Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1909). After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1908, he resumed the practice of law in Waynesville, North Carolina, where he died November 16, 1913. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery.