George Glover Crocker (1843–1913) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[3][1][2]
George Glover Crocker | |
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| Chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners [1] | |
| In office February 1887[1] – January 1892[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners[1] | |
| In office February 1887[1] – January 1892[1] | |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2] | |
| In office 1883[1][2]–1883[1][2] | |
| Preceded by | Robert R. Bishop |
| Succeeded by | George A. Bruce |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2] | |
| In office 1880[1][2]–1883[1][2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2] | |
| In office 1873[1]–1874[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1843 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 26, 1913 (aged 69) Cohasset, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Bliss Keep; m. June 19, 1875[1] |
| Children | Courtenay Crocker, Margaret Crocker, Lyneham Crocker, Muriel Crocker |
| Alma mater | Boston Latin School, 1860; Harvard College, 1864; Harvard Law School,[1] 1866[2] |
| Occupation | Lawyer[1] |
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Early life
editCrocker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1843[1] to Uriel and Sarah Kidder (Haskell) Crocker.[1]
He died at his summer home in Cohasset on May 26, 1913, aged 69 source 1 .[3]
Legal career
editCrocker was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Suffolk County on July 3, 1867.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 107
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 307
- ^ a b "Transit Board Chairman Dead". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2019.