| 1. |  William Harris Crawford was born on 15 Mar 1775 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1867 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Notes:
He was U.S. Senator from Georgia, Minister to France, Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury under President Monroe, contender for the Presidency in 1824. (DENTON & HARRIS FAMILIES; ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTNICA, Vol. 6, p. 649 (1953 ed.).
U.S. Senator, from Georgia, Minister to France, Secretary U.S. Treasurer under President Monroe, and a prominent candidate for the Presidency, in 1824. [History and Genealogies, W.H. Miller, 1907]
He was born in Nelson County, Virginia Feb. 24, 1772, and was taken to North Carolina in 1774. In 1783 the family again removed to Columbia County, Georgia, where his father died five years later. He was elected to the State Senate in 1802. In 1807 he was elected to the United States Senate. During this canvass he fought a duel with Peter L. van Alen, a lawyer, and his antagonist fell mortally wounded. He also fought another duel with George Clarke, and was himself severely wounded. He was re-elected to the United States Senate in 1811. When Vice President Clinton was disabled by sickness, Mr. Crawford was chosen President of the Senate pro-tem. In 1813 President Madison offered him the appointment of Secretary of War, which he declined. He accepted however, the post of Minister of France, where he remained two years. In 1815, he asked a recall, and while still on his voyage was appointed Secretary of War. In 1816 he was appointed to the Treasury Department, and remained in that office during President Monroe's administration until 1825, when he was honored the same position in John Q. Adam's cabinet, but declined it. Mr. Crawford returned to his home at the end of the Monroe's term in 1825, and in 1827 was made Judge of the Northern Circuit of Georgia, which he held up to his death, which occurred in Elbert County, Georgia, Sept. 10, 1834, aged 62 years.
[History and Genealogies, W.H. Martin, 1907]
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1775 - 1867 (92 years)