George W. Crawford
| George W. Crawford | |
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Portrait of George W. Crawford
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| 21st United States Secretary of War | |
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In office March 8, 1849 – July 23, 1850 |
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| President |
Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | William L. Marcy |
| Succeeded by | Charles M. Conrad |
| 38th Governor of Georgia | |
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In office November 8, 1843 – November 3, 1847 |
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| Preceded by | Charles J. McDonald |
| Succeeded by | George W. Towns |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district |
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In office January 7, 1843 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Jabez Y. Jackson |
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Edward J. Black Howell Cobb Mark A. Cooper Hugh A. Haralson John B. Lamar John H. Lumpkin John Millen William H. Stiles |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
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In office 1837-1842 |
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| Attorney General of Georgia | |
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In office 1827–1831 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas F. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Charles Jones Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
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George Walker Crawford December 22, 1798 Columbia County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1872 (aged 73) Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann McIntosh Crawford |
| Children | William Peter Crawford Sarah MacIntosh Crawford Anna Elizabeth Crawford Charles Crawford |
| Parents | Peter Crawford Mary Ann Crawford |
| Alma mater |
College of New Jersey Franklin College of Arts and Sciences |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Ordinance of Secession | |
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Facsimile of the 1861 Ordinance of Secession signed by delegates to the Georgia Secession Convention at the statehouse in Milledgeville, Georgia January 21, 1861
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George Walker Crawford (December 22, 1798 – July 27, 1872) was a licensed attorney turned politician from Columbia County, Georgia. Crawford was appointed attorney general for the state in 1827, by Governor John Forsyth, serving in that capacity until 1831. Crawford also served five years in the General Assembly's lower house as a representative of Richmond County on a platform of states' rights.
George Crawford served in the U.S. House of Representatives, filling the seat vacated by Richard W. Habersham who died while in office. Crawford was elected Georgia's 38th governor – serving two terms from 1843–47. He became the only Whig Party candidate in state history to occupy the Governor's Mansion. Crawford also served as United States Secretary of War from 1849–50.
Crawford's time in President Zachary Taylor's cabinet was marred by speculation regarding a probate claim he settled for George Galphin's heirs. Crawford received a gratuity of substantial remuneration for his services' - Crawford's political adversaries framed it as the Galphin Affair – marking the end of Crawford's political aspirations. When President Taylor unexpectedly died while in office, Crawford resigned his position as Secretary of War and entered political retirement.
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