George Calhoun Crowther
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George Calhoun Crowther was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Lancashire, England, CrowtherImmigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Dakota City, Nebraska
.
He attended the public schools until his tenth year, when he became a printer's apprentice at Sioux City, Iowa
.
He entered the Union Army
in 1862, and was mustered out of the service July 14, 1865.
He moved to Kansas in 1866 and engaged in newspaper work until 1873.
Crowther was elected secretary of the Kansas State senate in January 1869, and reelected in 1871 and 1873.
He again engaged in the printing and publishing of a newspaper 1875-1886.
He moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1877.
He was appointed deputy sheriff of Buchanan County, Missouri
, in 1887.
Crowther was elected city treasurer of St. Joseph in 1888 and reelected in 1890.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
Crowther was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of St. Joseph in 1904.
He engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel in St. Joseph, Missouri, until his death there March 18, 1914.
He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Lancashire, England, CrowtherImmigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Dakota City, Nebraska
Dakota City, Nebraska
Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,821 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County...
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He attended the public schools until his tenth year, when he became a printer's apprentice at Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
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He entered the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
in 1862, and was mustered out of the service July 14, 1865.
He moved to Kansas in 1866 and engaged in newspaper work until 1873.
Crowther was elected secretary of the Kansas State senate in January 1869, and reelected in 1871 and 1873.
He again engaged in the printing and publishing of a newspaper 1875-1886.
He moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1877.
He was appointed deputy sheriff of Buchanan County, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Buchanan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 89,201. Its county seat is Saint Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts; it was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S....
, in 1887.
Crowther was elected city treasurer of St. Joseph in 1888 and reelected in 1890.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
Crowther was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of St. Joseph in 1904.
He engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel in St. Joseph, Missouri, until his death there March 18, 1914.
He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.