Edward Crouch (November 9, 1764February 2, 1827) was a member of the

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from

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Early life

Edward Crouch was born at Walnut Hill in the

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on November 9, 1764. His father James Crouch was an officer of the Revolution and his mother was named Hannah Brown.

American Revolutionary War

At the age of seventeen, Crouch enlisted during the

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. He commanded a company in the

Whisky Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax impo ...

of 1794.

Political career

He was a member of the

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from 1804 to 1806. He was appointed associate judge of

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, on April 16, 1813, but resigned upon election to Congress. Crouch was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the

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Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. He owned slaves.

Later life and death

He returned to Walnut Hill and resided there until his death in 1827. Interment in Paxtang Cemetery near

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