Josiah Crudup
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Josiah Crudup was a U.S. Congressman
from North Carolina
between 1821 and 1823.
Born in Wakelon, North Carolina in Wake County
, Crudup attended a private school in Louisburg, North Carolina
and then Columbian College (now George Washington University
) in Washington, DC. He studied theology
and was ordained as a Baptist
minister, which was his profession his entire life.
Also a farmer, Crudup was elected to the North Carolina Senate
from Wake County in 1820, but was forced to vacate his office because the state constitution
at the time forbade "a minister of the Gospel, while exercising his ministerial functions, to hold a public office." http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p829
In 1821, he was elected to the 17th United States Congress
and served for one term, from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823. Although he ran for re-election in 1822, he was defeated and returned to farming and the ministry. Crudup was a delegate from Granville County to the 1835 North Carolina Constitutional Convention, and died in Kittrell, North Carolina
in 1872; he is buried in his family cemetery near Kittrell.
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 North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
between 1821 and 1823.
Born in Wakelon, North Carolina in Wake County
Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...
, Crudup attended a private school in Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,111. It is the county seat of Franklin County...
and then Columbian College (now George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
) in Washington, DC. He studied theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and was ordained as a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, which was his profession his entire life.
Also a farmer, Crudup was elected to the North Carolina Senate
North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.Its prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The...
from Wake County in 1820, but was forced to vacate his office because the state constitution
North Carolina Constitution
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, United States; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law...
at the time forbade "a minister of the Gospel, while exercising his ministerial functions, to hold a public office." http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p829
In 1821, he was elected to the 17th United States Congress
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
and served for one term, from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823. Although he ran for re-election in 1822, he was defeated and returned to farming and the ministry. Crudup was a delegate from Granville County to the 1835 North Carolina Constitutional Convention, and died in Kittrell, North Carolina
Kittrell, North Carolina
Kittrell is a village in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.-History:Kittrell was chartered in 1885, with its first mayor David Outlaw, a merchant and bachelor. In 1860, one census district in Granville County the primary of the three parent counties of Vance County, was called...
in 1872; he is buried in his family cemetery near Kittrell.