Clayton E. Crafts Explained

Clayton E. Crafts
Birth Name:	Clayton Edward Crafts
Birth Date:	8 July 1848
Birth Place:	Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Death Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Occupation:	Lawyer, politician
Party:	Democratic
Office:	Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Term Start1:	1887
Term End1:	1897
Term Start2:	1901
Term End2:	1904

Clayton Edward Crafts (July 8, 1848  - August 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Born in Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio, Crafts went to Hiram College and the Union College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio. He practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio and Watkins Glen, New York and then in 1869, moved to Chicago, Illinois where he continue to practice law. Crafts was involved with the Democratic Party. From 1887 to 1897 and from 1901 to 1904, Crafts served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was the speaker of the house.^{[1] [2]}

He died at his home in Chicago on August 26, 1920.^[3]

Notes and References

1. The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume II, James T. White Company, New York City: 1892, Biographical Sketch of Clayton E. Crafts, pg. 159
2. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association Forty-Fifth Meeting at Dixon, Illinois, June 9, 10, 11, 1921, R. Allen Stephens-editor, Interstate Printing Company, Danville, Illinois: 1921, Biographical Sketch of Clayton Edward Crafts, pg. 88
3. News: Clayton Crafts, Once Illinois Speaker, Dies . . 13 . 1920-08-27 . 2020-07-26 . Newspapers.com.