William+Crawford

=﻿William Harris Crawford (1772-1834)﻿ = By: Ryan Northrop



__ Background Information: __
 * Born on February 24,1772 in Nelson County, Virgina.
 * Moved with his father to Edgefield District, South Carolina in 1779.
 * Belonged to the Democratic-Republican Political Party.
 * Pursued classic studies in Richmond Academy, Augusta, GA.
 * State House Representative from 1803 to 1807.
 * Elected to the US Senate after the death of Senator Abraham Baldwin and was Senator from 1807 to 1813.
 * Declined the position of Secretary of War under President James Madison in 1813.
 * US Ambassador to France from 1813 to 1815.
 * Appointed Secretary of War by President Madison in August 1815, and was later transferred to the Secretary of Treasury Position in October 1816.
 * Ran for President in 1824 and failed to become elected.
 * Appointed Judge of the Northern Circuit Court in 1827 and served until his death in 1834.
 * Died on September 15, 1834 in Oglethorpe County, GA.

__ Contributions to America: __
 * US Secretary of the Treasury (1816-25)
 * US Secretary of War (1815-16)
 * US Ambassador to France (1813-15)
 * US Senator, Georgia (1807-13)
 * Oversaw the creation of a fort system along the eastern seaboard and construction of the Cumberland Road from Virginia to the Midwest.
 * Powerful support of the movement in 1811 to recharter the Bank of the United States.

__Fun Facts: __
 * Elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Abraham Baldwin.
 * During the Presidential Campaign of 1824 William Crawford was stricken with paralysis.
 * The town Crawford, Georgia is named after William Crawford.
 * William Crawford was offered by Adams to continue as Secretary of the Treasury, but Crawford declined his offer.

__ Bibliography: __

"CRAWFORD, William Harris - Biographical Information." Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <[]>. "William H. Crawford." // NNDB: Tracking the Entire World //. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <[]>. "William Harris Crawford (1772-1834)." // New Georgia Encyclopedia //. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <[]>.