Charles A. Crow | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Joseph J. Russell |
Succeeded by | Joseph J. Russell |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Augustus Crow March 31, 1873 Sikeston, Missouri, US |
Died | March 20, 1938 Campbell, Missouri, US | (aged 64)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Emma Gardner |
Relatives | Sheryl Crow (great-granddaughter) |
Charles Augustus Crow (March 31, 1873 – March 20, 1938)[1] was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Biography
Born on a farm near Sikeston, Missouri, Crow attended the common schools. He moved to a farm near Bernie, Missouri, in August 1896 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, in 1901 and engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He was postmaster of Caruthersville from May 19, 1902, to January 14, 1909.
Crow was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He moved to Campbell, Missouri, in 1911 and resumed agricultural pursuits. He also engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He died in Campbell, Missouri, March 20, 1938, at the age of 64. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
He is one of singer Sheryl Crow's great-grandfathers.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Charles Augustus Crow Sr". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- United States Congress. "Charles A. Crow (id: C000937)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.