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- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- William H. Crawford
- Publisher:
- Evans, Lawton B. A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. New York: American Book Co., 1908.
- Date of Original:
- 1880/1910
- Subject:
- Legislators--United States
Cabinet officers--United States
Foreign ministers--United States
Presidential candidates--United States
Legislators--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Statesmen--Georgia
Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The town of Crawford in Oglethorpe County was named for William H. Crawford, a state representative and U.S. senator from Georgia. Crawford died and was buried at Woodlawn, his estate in Oglethorpe County, in 1834.
Image of a head-and shoulders engraving of William Harris Crawford, facing slightly right. Crawford was a longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, Georgia; he became the first Georgian to run for the U.S. presidency when he stood for election in both 1816 and 1824. Although never elected president, Crawford served in a variety of other capacities during his political career, including service as a state representative, U.S. senator, minister to France, and cabinet member for U.S. president James Madison.
The town of Crawford in Oglethorpe County was named for William H. Crawford. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-county/m-5605/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CRAWFORD,_William_H-Treasury_(BEP_engraved_portrait).jpg
- Rights Holder:
- From A History of Georgia for Use in Schools, by L. B. Evans
From Godot13, Wikimedia Commons. Image in the Public Domain
Image from Wikimedia Commons - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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