Sanford Johnston Crowe (February 14, 1868 – August 23, 1931) was a political figure in

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who served in the

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in both the House of Commons and the

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Biography

Crowe was born in Truro, Nova Scotia on February 14, 1868, moved to Vancouver in 1888 and became a

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establishing his own firm with a partner, Crowe and Wilson. He retired in 1909 to enter politics and was elected an alderman on Vancouver City Council serving from 1909 until 1915. He also served as vice-president of the Vancouver Exhibition Association. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1917 wartime election and ran as a Liberal-Unionist supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Government defeating a

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opponent in Vancouver's Burrard electoral district. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1921 by Borden's successor,

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and sat in the

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until his death in Vancouver on August 23, 1931. Vancouver's Crowe Street is named after him.

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* 1868 births 1931 deaths Liberal-Unionist MPs in Canada Canadian senators from British Columbia Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Truro, Nova Scotia {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub