Martin J. Crawford

Martin Jenkins Crawford
Member of the C.S. Congress from Georgia
In office February 8, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1855 – January 23, 1861
Preceded by	Alfred Colquitt
Succeeded by	Nelson Tift
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1845–1847
Personal details
Born	(1820-03-17)March 17, 1820 Jasper County, Georgia
Died	July 23, 1883(1883-07-23) (aged 63) Columbus, Georgia
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Provisional Army of the Confederate States
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Martin Jenkins Crawford (March 17, 1820 – July 23, 1883) was an antebellum U.S. Representative and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.

Martin J. Crawford was born March 17, 1820 in Jasper County, Georgia. He attended Brownwood Institute and Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. After studying law, he was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1839. Crawford started his practice in Hamilton, Georgia—where Crawford was also involved with farming.

From 1845–47, Crawford served in the Georgia House of Representatives. After moving to Columbus, Georgia, in 1849, he served as a delegate to the Southern convention at Nashville in May 1850. From February 1, 1854, to November 1854, Crawford was a judge of the superior courts of the Chattahoochee circuit.

In 1854, Crawford was elected as a Democrat to the 34th United States Congress to represent Georgia's 2nd congressional district. He was reelected to two additional terms in the seat (35th and 36th Congresses), and his congressional service spanned from March 4, 1855, until his resignation on January 23, 1861, with Georgia having seceded the Union on January 22.

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