William Thomas Crawford (June 1, 1856 - November 16, 1913) was a Representative from North Carolina.
Crawford was born near Waynesville, North Carolina where he attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy. From 1884 to 1888, he was a member of the State house of representatives. In 1890 he graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1891 he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waynesville. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second congress and Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895), Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – May 10, 1900) and Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909). After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1908, he resumed the practice of law in Waynesville, North Carolina, where he died November 16, 1913. Interment was in the city's Green Hill Cemetery.
His son Fred Crawford was the first college football All-American from North Carolina.
References
- Prominent People of North Carolina: Brief Biographies of Leading People for Ready Reference Purposes. Asheville, NC: Evening News Pub. Co. 1906. pp. 17–18.
- United States Congress. "William T. Crawford (id: C000896)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byHamilton G. Ewart | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1891–1895 |
Succeeded byRichmond Pearson |
| Preceded byRichmond Pearson | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1899–1900 |
Succeeded byRichmond Pearson |
| Preceded byJames M. Gudger, Jr. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th congressional district 1907–1909 |
Succeeded byJohn G. Grant |
- 1856 births
- 1913 deaths
- People from Waynesville, North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
- North Carolina lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives