William Crawford

Biography of William Crawford

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Crawford
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: , , 1784
• Place of Birth (POB): Louisa County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: February , 28 , 1849
• Place of Death (POD): Mobile , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Crawford Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Quincy Adams ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/05/1826
• Seat vacated by: Tait , Charles
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/08/1826
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/22/1826
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/22/1826
• Commission Date: 05/22/1826
• Date of Termination: 02/28/1849
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Second Appointment of William Crawford

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: John Quincy Adams ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/05/1826
• Seat vacated by: Tait , Charles
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/08/1826
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action: 05/22/1826
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/22/1826
• Commission Date: 05/22/1826
• Date of Termination: 02/28/1849
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Third Appointment of William Crawford

• Court Name: U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Assignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 5 Stat. 315
• Commission Date: 02/06/1839

William Crawford in the Law School

• Name of School: Hampden-Sydney College

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law

William Crawford Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice
• Land commissioner, Florida
• Virginia militia lieutenant, 1812-1814
• Land commissioner, Louisiana, 1812-
• U.S. attorney for the District of the Territory of Mississippi, 1814-
• U.S. attorney for the District of Alabama, 1817-1824
• U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1824-1826
• Private practice, St. Stephens, Alabama
• Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Alabama
• State senator, Alabama, 1825-1826

Resources

Bibliographic references of William Crawford

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