Louis C. Cramton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Henry McMorran |
| Succeeded by | Jesse P. Wolcott |
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| Born | (1875-12-02)December 2, 1875 |
| Died | June 23, 1966(1966-06-23) (aged 90) |
| Political party | Republican |
Louis Convers Cramton (December 2, 1875 – June 23, 1966) was a politician and jurist from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Cramton was born inHadley Township, Michigan and attended the common schools ofLapeer County. He graduated from Lapeer High School in 1893 and from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1899. He was admitted to thebar in 1899 and commenced practice inLapeer. He discontinued the practice of his profession in 1905 and published theLapeer County Clarion, 1905-1923. He was law clerk of theMichigan Senate for three terms and deputy commissioner of railroads of Michigan in 1907. He was secretary of theMichigan Railroad Commission from September 1907 to January 1, 1909 and a member of theMichigan House of Representatives in 1909 and 1910.
In 1912, Cramton was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives fromMichigan's 7th congressional district. He served in the63rd Congress and the eight succeeding Congresses, from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1931. In 1930 and 1932, Cramton lost toJesse P. Wolcott in the Republican primary.
He was special assistant to theU.S. Secretary of the Interior in 1931 and 1932. He led studies of the area around the Colorado River that led to the establishment of the firstNational Recreation Area,Lake Mead National Recreation Area.[1]
In 1934, he was elected circuit judge of the 40th state judicial circuit, serving from November 21, 1934 to December 31, 1941. He lost his bid for re-election in November 1941. He was a delegate to the1940 Republican National Convention. In 1945, Cramton received an honorary LL.D., Doctor of Laws, from Howard University. He resumed the practice of law and in 1948 was re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, serving 1948-1960.
Cramton died inSaginaw, Michigan and is interred in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Michigan.
Cramton's son, Louis K. Cramton, served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of Michigan House of Representatives from Midland County, 1971-80.[2]
Yellowstone National Park[3][4]
Capper-Cramton Act of 1930 protecting natural spaces[6][1]
1909 The Warner Cramton Law "limiting number of saloons to one for each 500 population passed; also forbidding free lunch, except crackers and pretzels."[8]
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