Joseph B. Crowley

Joseph Burns Crowley (July 19, 1858 June 25, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Joseph B. Crowley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 23rd district
In office
March 4, 1903  March 3, 1905
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byFrank S. Dickson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1899  March 3, 1903
Preceded byAndrew J. Hunter
Succeeded byVespasian Warner
Personal details
Born(1858-07-19)July 19, 1858
Coshocton, Ohio
DiedJune 25, 1931(1931-06-25) (aged 72)
Robinson, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Coshocton, Ohio, Crowley moved with his parents to a farm near St. Marie, Jasper County, Illinois, in 1860, and to Robinson, Illinois, in 1872. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits 1876-1880. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in May 1883; he began practice at Robinson, Illinois. He served as president of the Robinson city school board 1884-1888, and as master in chancery 1886-1890.

Crowley was elected judge of Crawford County in November 1886, and reelected in 1890. He was appointed United States special Treasury agent in charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska in April 1893, and served until his resignation in April 1898. Crowley was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904 and resumed the practice of law in Robinson, Illinois. He served as State's attorney of Crawford County 1912-1916.

He died in Robinson, Illinois, June 25, 1931, and was interred in the old Robinson Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Joseph B. Crowley (id: C000943)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Andrew J. Hunter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th congressional district

1899-1903
Succeeded by
Vespasian Warner
Preceded by
District created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 23rd congressional district

1903-1905
Succeeded by
Frank S. Dickson
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