William W. Crapo
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district |
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| In office November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | James Buffinton |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Davis |
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| Born | May 16, 1830 Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale, Dane Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
William Wallace Crapo (May 16, 1830 – February 28, 1926) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883[1]
Born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, died in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Crapo is interred in the Rural Cemetery. He was a prominent attorney in New Bedford. Among his clients was Hetty Green.
William Wallace Crapo was a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity in his undergraduate years at Yale University. He graduated in 1852 and was a member of Skull and Bones.[2]:3 On April 15, 1851, Crapo visited Brown University, on which date he is credited with initiating 17 members of the provisional chapter there, re-activating the ten-years-dormant Brunonian Chapter.
In 1903, Crapo (pronounced cray-poe) was a founding member and first president of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, governing body of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
References
- ↑ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in Congress, p. 128-134.
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- William W. Crapo at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Headley, Phineas Camp: Public men of to-day: being biographies of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each member of the Cabinet, the United States Senators and the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-Seventh Congress, the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of the United States., page 345 (1882).
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by Robert T. Davis |
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