Rousseau Owen Crump
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – May 1, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas A. E. Weadock |
| Succeeded by | Henry H. Alpin |
| Mayor of West Bay City | |
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In office 1892–1895 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lind |
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May 20, 1843 Pittsfield, New York |
| Died | May 1, 1901 (aged 57) West Bay City, Michigan |
| Resting place | Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Phebe |
| Parents | Samuel and Sarah (Cutting) Crump |
Rousseau Owen Crump (May 20, 1843 – May 1, 1901) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Crump was born in Pittsford, New York, the eldest son of Samuel and Sarah (Cutting) Crump. His parents had settled in Pittsford in April 1842 after emigrating from England soon after marrying. His father was born and educated in Kent, while his mother was from Suffolk. His father had experience as a builder and continued his trade in the United States. Rouseau was educated in the public schools of Pittsford and Rochester.
After finishing his education, he worked for a time with his father as a builder, and then learned the trade of wagon and carriage making. After finishing his apprenticeship, he took up another trade, that of ship-carpentering, helping to build one of the largest sailing vessels on the Great Lakes. After it was finished in the fall of 1864, he took an extended trip on her as a finishing ship-joiner, going the whole length of Lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan, stopping at Detroit, Port Huron, Mackinaw, Chicago, and Milwaukee.
In 1865, Crump engaged with Colonel Abel Streight, who had escaped from the Confederate Libby Prison with 107 other soldiers during the Civil War. Crump worked as a salesman at Streight's Indianapolis lumberyards for nearly a year, until poor health forced him to return to New York to recuperate. After recovering his health, he worked with the Dart Brothers of Buffalo, New York, visiting large lumber manufacturers in Ontario, Canada, to purchase stock for the Buffalo firm.
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