William Josiah Crow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Carl H. Hoffman |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Cavalcante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-01-22)January 22, 1902 Uniontown,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1974(1974-10-13) (aged 72) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
William Josiah Crow (January 22, 1902 – October 13, 1974) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
William J. Crow was the son ofUnited States SenatorWilliam E. Crow. He was born inUniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from thePennsylvania Military College atChester, Pennsylvania in 1922 and fromDickinson School of Law inCarlisle, Pennsylvania in 1925. He was a member of thePhi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was assistant district attorney ofFayette County, Pennsylvania, from 1928 to 1932. He was elected mayor of Uniontown in 1938 and reelected in 1940 for a four-year term and served until called into active service from the Reserves as a Major of Ordnance on June 4, 1941. He served forty-one months overseas in thePacific theater.
Crow was elected as a Republican to theEightieth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1948. He was recalled to active duty with theOrdnance Corps in 1951 and served as chief of legislative coordination branch until 1956. In January 1957, he became a regional administrator for theSecurities and Exchange Commission inWashington, D.C. He moved toCarlisle, Pennsylvania, after retiring in 1964, and served on the Zoning Board and the Parks Commission.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1947–1949 | Succeeded by |
