OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
George Walker Crawford

BORN:
December 22, 1798
Columbia County, Georgia

DIED:
July 27, 1872 (age 73)
Augusta, Georgia

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA)
University of Georgia (MA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1822:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Augusta, Georgia
1827-1831:
Attorney General of Georgia
1837-1842:
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
1843:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
1843-1847:
Governor of Georgia
1849-1850:
U.S. Secretary of War
1861:
Presided over the Georgia State Secession Convention

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia