Biography

04/25/1861 - 06/30/1909

John W. Crawford (R45) Allegheny (Part) County 1897-1909

Early Life:            

John W. Crawford, born April 25, 1861, Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; public school, education; South West Normal College, California, Pennsylvania; engaged, real estate business; children, Holmes, Charles E., Carrie B., Mary Jane; president, First National Bank of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, since its organization; senior member, Crawford and Eberman, Bankers and Brokers, Magee Building, Pittsburg; first burgess of Duquesne, serving two terms; member, Duquesne borough council; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1897-1909; died, June 30, 1909 (aged 48), appendicitis, in office, Senate, McKeesport Hospital,  interment, McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 45thd district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1897-1909; committee assignments, Appropriations (Chairman), Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Canals and Inland Navigation, Finance, Insurance, Judicial Apportionment, Municipal Affairs; died, June 30, 1909, James L. Adams elected, fill vacancy, November 2,1909. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1909). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 942, 949-952, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 918.

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) · Monday, June 28, 1909 · Page 1.

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Wednesday, June 30, 1909 · Page 2.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Saturday, July 03, 1909, Sat · Page 2.

John W Crawford (1861-1909) - Find a Grave Memorial