United States, 39.76, -98.51880/1910The 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.image/jpegEvans, Lawton B. A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. New York: American Book Co., 1908.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-countyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-countyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLegislators--United StatesCabinet officers--United StatesForeign ministers--United StatesPresidential candidates--United StatesLegislators--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaStatesmen--GeorgiaCrawford, William Harris, 1772-1834William H. CrawfordStillImage