John H. Crozier
| John Hervey Crozier | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | Julius W. Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Josiah M. Anderson |
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February 10, 1812 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | October 25, 1889 (aged 77) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Williams |
| Children | Etheldred Crozier Cornelia Crozier John Crozier, Jr. James Crozier Lizzie Crozier French Lucy Crozier Mary Crozier Anna Crozier |
| Alma mater | East Tennessee College |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John Hervey Crozier (February 10, 1812 – October 25, 1889) was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century. Described as "an orator of uncommon brilliancy" and "one of the brainiest men ever sent by Tennessee to congress," Crozier represented Tennessee's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849. While originally a member of the Whig Party, Crozier switched his allegiance to the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Crozier retired from public life after the war, and spent his remaining years engaged in scholarly pursuits.
Crozier was born in Knoxville on February 10, 1812, the youngest son of John and Hannah Barton Crozier. Crozier's father, an immigrant from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, was among the earliest settlers in Knoxville, and served as Knoxville's postmaster from 1804 until 1838. After attending public schools, the younger Crozier graduated from East Tennessee College (now the University of Tennessee) in 1829. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar, and practiced law in Knoxville. In 1835, after Knox County attorney-general John Nelson resigned, Crozier was appointed to fill out his term.
From 1837 to 1839, Crozier represented Knox County in the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 1839, he was elected to Knoxville's Board of Aldermen, and in 1844, he was a presidential elector for the Clay/Frelinghuysen ticket. Crozier was elected to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth congresses, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. During the Thirtieth Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War, although he opposed the then-ongoing Mexican-American War. Crozier also obtained $50,000 in federal funding for navigational improvements to the Tennessee River, which he hoped would eventually connect Knoxville and Chattanooga to the nation's inland waterways.
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