William Wallace Crapo | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's1st district | |
| In office November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | James Buffinton |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Davis |
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| Born | (1830-05-16)May 16, 1830 Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1926(1926-02-28) (aged 95) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale University Dane Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
William Wallace Crapo (May 16, 1830 – February 28, 1926) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883[1]
Born inDartmouth, Massachusetts, died inNew Bedford, Massachusetts. Crapo is interred in the Rural Cemetery. He was a prominent attorney in New Bedford. Among his clients wasHetty Green.
William Wallace Crapo was a brother of theAlpha Delta Phi fraternity in his undergraduate years atYale University. He graduated in 1852 and was a member ofSkull and Bones.[2]: 3 On April 15, 1851, Crapo visitedBrown University, on which date he is credited with initiating 17 members of the provisional chapter there, re-activating the ten-years-dormantBrunonian Chapter.
In 1903, Crapo (pronounced cray-poe) was a founding member and first president of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, governing body of theNew Bedford Whaling Museum.
Crapo was the son ofGovernor of MichiganHenry H. Crapo (1804–1869), who also served as the mayor ofFlint, Michigan and in the Michigan State Senate. His mother, Mary Ann (Slocum) Crapo (1805–1875), was a descendant ofWilliam Hutchinson (Rhode Island judge) and his wifeAnne Hutchinson, daughter ofFrancis Marbury. His second cousin, three times removed isMike Crapo, who served as aUnited States representative from Idaho 1993-1999 and has served as aUnited States senator from Idaho since 1999. His nephew wasWilliam C. Durant, co-founder ofGeneral Motors.
Crapo married Sarah Ann Davis Tappan (October 6, 1831 in Newburyport, MA-December 13, 1893 in New Bedford, MA) on January 20, 1857 in New Bedford. They had four children:
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