| William Lyne Crawford | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | January 23, 1839 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Clay County, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Education: | McKenzie College | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Lawyer, politician | ||||||||||||
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William Lyne Crawford (January 23, 1839 - February 17, 1920) was an American Confederate veteran, criminal lawyer and politician. He was "considered the leading criminal lawyer in Texas."[1]
William Crawford was born to Jeptha and Catherine Crawford in Clay County, Kentucky. The family moved to Texas in 1843.
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army.[1]
As a member of the Constitutional Convention of Texas held in 1875, Crawford succeeded in having a clause inserted in the constitution providing for the popular election of all judges. Years later he stated that it was a great mistake; that they should have been appointed.
He served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1892 to 1893.[2]