Charles C. Crabbe Explained

Charles Carl Crabbe
Order:29th
Office:Ohio Attorney General
Term Start:January 8, 1923
Term End:January 10, 1927
Governor:A. Victor Donahey
Preceded:John G. Price
Succeeded:Edward C. Turner
Party:Republican
Birth Date:1 November 1878
Birth Place:Madison County, Ohio
Death Place:Columbus, Ohio
Alma Mater:Pettit College of Law

Charles Carl Crabbe (November 1, 1878  - June 2, 1969)[1] was a lawyer from the U.S. state of Ohio who was a legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Ohio Attorney General 1923–1927.

Biography

Charles C. Crabbe was born on a farm in Madison County, Ohio in 1878, and educated in country schools.[2] He taught school and studied law for seven years, and completed his law studies at Ohio Northern University College of Law in Ada, Ohio.[2]

Crabbe was admitted to the bar in 1904, and practiced in Madison County. He served three terms as Madison County Prosecuting Attorney. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1918 as a Republican.[2] He later was elected to two terms as Ohio Attorney General.

Crabbe married Ida M. Roth on September 22, 1904, at London, Ohio. They had a son named John Roth Crabbe. Charles Crabbe died at Columbus, Ohio, June 2, 1969.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://genforum.genealogy.com/crabbe/messages/30.html genealogy.com
  2. Book: Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly 1919-1920 . W E . Halley . John P. . Maynard. Columbus . 150 . 1920 . State Bindery .