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William Evans Crow (March 10, 1870 – August 2, 1922) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from
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. He served in the
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from 1907 until 1921, and was the body's
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in 1911. In 1921, he was appointed to the
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, after
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died in office. Crow himself died in office less than a year after his appointment.


Biography

William Evans Crow was born on March 10, 1870 in German Township,
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. He received his education from the public schools and obtained college education at the Southwestern State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1890. He also attended
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. After college, he worked in newspaper publishing for three years until studying law and being admitted to the
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in 1895. He subsequently practised law in
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until his appointment as assistant district attorney in 1896, a position in which he served until his election as district attorney in 1898. After serving for three years, he was elected to the
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, where he served from 1907 to 1921. Crow was appointed to the United States Senate on October 17, 1921, to fill a vacancy created by the death of Philander Knox, after which he resigned from the State Senate to assume his new role. Crow served in the U.S. Senate until his own death on August 2, 1922, at his home near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Uniontown Cemetery. Crow was the father of Congressman William J. Crow.


See also

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* 1870 births 1922 deaths County district attorneys in Pennsylvania Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators Republican Party United States senators from Pennsylvania Presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate People from Uniontown, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub