OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
William Harris Crawford

BORN:
February 24, 1772,
Nelson County, Virginia

DIED:
September 15, 1834 (age 62),
Crawford, Georgia

EDUCATION:
Richmond Academy (Augusta, Georgia),
Studied Law 

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican,
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1779:
Moved to Edgefield District, South Carolina
1783:
Moved to Columbia County, Georgia
1799:
Admitted to the Georgia bar,
Began practicing law in Lexington, Georgia,
Appointed to prepare a digest of the laws of Georgia 
1803-1807:
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives 
1807-1813:
U.S. Senator from Georgia
1812-1813:
President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate
1813:
Declined appointment as Secretary of War by James Madison
1813-1815:
U.S. Minister to France
1815-1816:
U.S. Secretary of War 
1816-1825:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
1824:
Unsuccessful Democratic-Republican Candidate for President
1827-1834:
Judge, Northern Circuit Court of Georgia 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. Senate
Department of the Treasury
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia

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