Joseph B. Crowley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Frank S. Dickson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Vespasian Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1858-07-19)July 19, 1858 Coshocton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1931(1931-06-25) (aged 72) Robinson, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Joseph Burns Crowley (July 19, 1858 – June 25, 1931) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inCoshocton, Ohio, Crowley moved with his parents to a farm near St. Marie,Jasper County, Illinois, in 1860, and toRobinson, Illinois, in 1872. He attended thecommon schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits 1876-1880. He studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in May 1883; he began practice atRobinson, Illinois. He served as president of the Robinson city school board 1884-1888, and as master in chancery 1886-1890.
Crowley was elected judge of Crawford County in November 1886, and reelected in 1890. He was appointed United States special Treasury agent in charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska in April 1893, and served until his resignation in April 1898. Crowley was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-sixth,Fifty-seventh, andFifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905).[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904 and resumed the practice of law inRobinson, Illinois. He served as State's attorney of Crawford County 1912-1916.
He died inRobinson, Illinois, June 25, 1931, and was interred in the old Robinson Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 19th congressional district 1899-1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 23rd congressional district 1903-1905 | Succeeded by |
