William E. Crow Explained

William Evans Crow
Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:Pennsylvania
Appointer:William Cameron Sproul
Term Start:October 24, 1921
Term End:August 2, 1922
Predecessor:Philander Knox
Successor:David Reed
Office2:President pro tempore
of the Pennsylvania Senate
Term Start2:January 3, 1911
Term End2:May 25, 1911[1]
Predecessor2:A.E. Sisson
Successor2:George Wertz
State3:Pennsylvania
State Senate3:Pennsylvania
District3:32nd
Term Start3:January 1, 1907
Term End3:October 24, 1921[2]
Predecessor3:Donald P. McPherson
Successor3:Guy W. Brown
Birth Date:10 March 1870
Birth Place:German Township, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Party:Republican

William Evans Crow (March 10, 1870  - August 2, 1922) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1907 until 1921, and was the body's President pro tempore in 1911. In 1921, he was appointed to the United States Senate, after Philander C. Knox died in office. Crow himself died in office less than a year after his appointment.

Biography

William Evans Crow was born on March 10, 1870, in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He received his education from the public schools and obtained college education at the Southwestern State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1890. He also attended Waynesburg College. After college, he worked in newspaper publishing for three years until studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1895. He subsequently practised law in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, until his appointment as assistant district attorney in 1896, a position in which he served until his election as district attorney in 1898. After serving for three years, he was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, where he served from 1907 to 1921.

Crow was appointed to the United States Senate on October 17, 1921, to fill a vacancy created by the death of Philander Knox, after which he resigned from the State Senate to assume his new role. Crow served in the U.S. Senate until his own death on August 2, 1922, at his home near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Uniontown Cemetery.

Crow was the father of Congressman William J. Crow.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sharon Trostle. The Pennsylvania Manual. . 2009. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 119. 978-0-8182-0334-3.
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Senate - 1921-1922. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University . 2004 .