Samuel J. Crawford
| Samuel J. Crawford | |
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| 3rd Governor of Kansas | |
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In office January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 |
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James McGrew Nehemiah Green |
| Preceded by | Thomas Carney |
| Succeeded by | Nehemiah Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 10, 1835 Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Died | October 21, 1913 (aged 78) Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Marshall Chase |
| Profession | attorney, politician, soldier, real estate |
| Religion | Episcopalian (preference) |
Samuel Johnson Crawford (April 10, 1835 – October 21, 1913) was an American Civil War General in the Union armies, and the third Governor of Kansas (1865–1868). He also served as one of the first members of the Kansas Legislature.
Crawford was born in Lawrence County, Indiana and grew up on a farm while he attended school in Bedford, Indiana. He later attended law school at Cincinnati College. His parents were William and Jane (Morrow) Crawford, who were natives of North Carolina and had moved to Indiana Territory in 1815. His paternal grandparents were James and Mary (Fraser) Crawford, his grandfather having been a Revolutionary soldier.
Samuel J. Crawford arrived in Kansas Territory and began the practice of law at Garnett, Kansas on March 1, 1859. In May of the same year of his arrival he attended the Osawatomie Convention and participated in the organization of the Republican Party in Kansas. In September of the same year he was a delegate to the Republican state convention at Topeka, which placed in nomination state officers under the Wyandotte Constitution.
In November 1859, he was elected a member of the first state Legislature, and assisted in putting the state government into operation.
Toward the close of the first session the country was involved in war. He resigned his legislative seat to become captain in the 2nd Kansas Infantry. He participated in the 1861 Southwest Missouri campaign led by General Lyon, and took part in all the engagements, including the crucial Battle of Wilson's Creek. In March 1862, Crawford was assigned command of Company A, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, and later commanded of a battalion in the same regiment.
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