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Edward Crouch
American politician
Edward Crouch (November 9, 1764 – February 2, 1827) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Edward Crouch | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district | |
In office October 12, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
Preceded by | James Whitehill, John Gloninger |
Succeeded by | John Whiteside, James M. Wallace |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1804-1806 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1764-11-09)November 9, 1764 Walnut Hill, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
Died | February 2, 1827(1827-02-02) (aged 62) Walnut Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Edward Crouch was born at Walnut Hill in the Province of Pennsylvania on November 9, 1764. His father James Crouch was an officer of the Revolution and his mother was named Hannah Brown.[1]
At the age of seventeen, Crouch enlisted during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded a company in the Whisky Rebellion of 1794.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1804 to 1806. He was appointed associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on April 16, 1813, but resigned upon election to Congress.
Crouch was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Gloninger. He owned slaves.[2]
He returned to Walnut Hill and resided there until his death in 1827. Interment in Paxtang Cemetery near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Egle, William (1883). History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Everts & Peck. p. 477. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved July 11, 2022
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1813–1815 alongside: Amos Slaymaker |
Succeeded by |
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