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George W. Crawford was the Whig Party's nominee for governor in 1843. Crawford defeated the Democratic nominee, Mark Anthony Cooper , by a vote of 38,813 to 35,325 [6] succeeding Charles J. McDonald to become the first Whig candidate to serve as Georgia's governor (as of 2019, he remains the only Whig governor).
Aug 19, 2005 · George W. Crawford, the sole Whig to serve as governor of Georgia, was elected to two terms from 1843 to 1847. Crawford also served as a Georgia state representative, state attorney general, a U.S. congressman, and the secretary of war under U.S. president Zachary Taylor.
George Walker Crawford was born in 1798 in Columbia County, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton College in 1820, studied the law, was admitted to the Georgia state bar, and established a law practice in Augusta in 1822.
George W. Crawford was the first and only Whig to be elected governor of Georgia. He served two terms, from 1843 to 1847. A native of Columbia County, Crawford also served as a state representative and as Georgia's attorney general.
George Williamson Crawford (October 21, 1877 – August 1, 1972) was a lawyer, public servant and an activist for African-American civil rights in New Haven, Connecticut . Biography. Crawford was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee Institute and Talladega College, both historically black colleges. [1] .
Oct 24, 2022 · The New Haven legal giant referred to in that considered opinion was George W. Crawford, New Haven’s first Black probate court clerk back in 1903 and – roll the clock forward a half century – the city’s first African-American corporation counsel in 1954.
December 22, 1798. Columbia County, Georgia. DIED: July 27, 1872 (age 73) Augusta, Georgia. EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA) University of Georgia (MA) POLITICAL PARTY: Whig. HIGHLIGHTS: 1822: Admitted to the Bar, Began Practicing Law in Augusta, Georgia. 1827-1831: Attorney General of Georgia. 1837-1842:
