George William Crump (September 26, 1786 – October 1, 1848) was a member of the
United States House of Representatives
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in the
19th United States Congress
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and the U.S. Ambassador to Chile.
Biography
Crump was born in
Powhatan County
Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan.
Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.
The James River forms the cou ...
,
Virginia
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. Crump attended then Washington College (now
Washington and Lee University
, mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future"
, established =
, type = Private liberal arts university
, academic_affiliations =
, endowment = $2.092 billion (2021)
, president = William C. Dudley
, provost = Lena Hill
, city = Lexington ...
) from sometime around 1800 to 1804. According to legend, in August heading into his
senior year, Crump was arrested by the authorities of
Lexington, Virginia for running naked through the town, the United States' first recorded incident of
streaking
Streaking is the act of running, often naked, through a public area for publicity, as a prank, a dare, or a form of protest. Streaking is often associated with sporting events, but can occur in more secluded areas. Streakers are often pursued b ...
.
Crump was suspended for the first semester of the 1804–05 academic year.
[
He went on following Washington College to also graduate from ]Princeton College
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
in 1805, from the College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...
in 1806, and he also studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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in Philadelphia
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from 1806–1808.
Crump served in the Virginia House of Delegates
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. Crump would later serve as member of the Nineteenth Congress of the United States as a Jacksonian Democrat
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, filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of John Randolph. He served from January 21, 1826, to March 3, 1827.
He was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1826 election to the 20th United States Congress
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and left public life for a time. He was later appointed by President Andrew Jackson
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as chief clerk of the Pension Bureau The Bureau of Pensions was an agency of the federal government of the United States which existed from 1832 to 1930. It originally administered pensions solely for military personnel. Pension duties were transferred to the United States Department o ...
in 1832.
He died on October 1, 1848 in Powhatan County, Virginia
Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan.
Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.
The James River forms the cou ...
and is interred on his home's grounds at "Log Castle" on Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, near Colonial House, Virginia.
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1786 births
1848 deaths
19th-century American politicians
Ambassadors of the United States to Chile
College of William & Mary alumni
Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
People from Powhatan County, Virginia
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
Princeton University alumni
Virginia Jacksonians
Washington and Lee University alumni