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George Walker Crawford (condado de Columbia, 22 de diciembre de 1798-Augusta, 27 de julio de 1872) fue un abogado y político estadounidense.
George Walker Crawford (December 22, 1798 – July 27, 1872) was a licensed attorney turned politician from Columbia County, Georgia. Crawford was appointed attorney general for the state in 1827, by Governor John Forsyth, serving in that capacity until 1831.
George Walker Crawford fue un abogado y político estadounidense. Fue miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, y posteriormente elegido gobernador de Georgia, ocupando el cargo durante dos períodos entre 1843 y 1847, siendo el único gobernador miembro del Partido Whig en la historia del estado.
19 de ago. de 2005 · George W. Crawford, the sole Whig to serve as governor of Georgia, was elected to two terms from 1843 to 1847. Crawford also served as a Georgia state representative, state attorney general, a U.S. congressman, and the secretary of war under U.S. president Zachary Taylor.
The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association (“Crawford”) is a volunteer state-wide organization of attorneys, judges, and law students in the State of Connecticut. Crawford represents the collective body of Black attorneys in Connecticut, including both the criminal and civil bar, public and private sector employees, and spanning across ...
After filling a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives in 1843, Crawford, a Whig, was elected to two terms as Georgia's governor, serving from 1843 to 1847. Two years later, President Zachary Taylor tapped Crawford as his secretary of war, a post Crawford held from 1849 until Taylor's death in 1850.
George W. Crawford was the first and only Whig to be elected governor of Georgia. He served two terms, from 1843 to 1847. A native of Columbia County, Crawford also served as a state representative and as Georgia's attorney general.
