Bert F. Crapser | |
State House: | Michigan |
District: | Genesee County 1st |
Term Start: | January 1, 1913 |
Term End: | January 1, 1915 |
Predecessor: | Elmer G. Wheeler |
Successor: | Ransom L. Ford |
Birth Date: | 11 February 1874 |
Birth Place: | Swartz Creek, Michigan |
Death Place: | Swartz Creek, Michigan |
Party: | Progressive |
Bert F. Crapser (February 11, 1874February 18, 1959) was a Michigan politician.
Crapser was born on February 11, 1874, in Swartz Creek, Michigan. Crapser was of German parentage.
Crapser was a farmer. On November 5, 1912, was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Genesee County 1st district from January 1, 1913, to January 1, 1915.[1] In this election, he earned 1,513 votes as the Progressive candidate.[2] Republican candidate Ransom L. Ford was in second place, earning 1,451 votes. On November 13, 1914, Ford defeated Crapser, who was vying for re-election. In the 1914 election, Ford earned 1,692 votes compared to Crapser's 353 votes.[3]
Crapser was married.[3]
Crapser died on February 18, 1959, in Swartz Creek.[1]