OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Charles Frederick Crisp

BORN:
January 29, 1845
Sheffield, England

DIED:
October 23, 1896 (age 51)
Atlanta, Georgia

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
May 1861:
Entered the Confederate Army
May 12, 1864:
Became a Prisoner of War during Civil War
June 1865;
Released from Fort Delaware
Moved to Ellaville, Georgia 
1866:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Ellaville, Georgia 
1872-1876:
Solicitor General of the Southwestern Judicial Circuit
1877-1882
Judge, Superior Court of the Southwestern Judicial Circuit
1883:
President of the Democratic Gubernatorial Convention in Atlanta 
1883-1896:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-GA)
1891-1895:
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia

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