William W. Crapo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William W. Crapo

American politician

Date of Birth: 16-May-1830

Place of Birth: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1926

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About William W. Crapo

  • William Wallace Crapo (May 16, 1830 – February 28, 1926) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
  • He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton.
  • He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883Born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, died in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
  • Crapo is interred in the Rural Cemetery.
  • He was a prominent attorney in New Bedford.
  • Among his clients was Hetty Green. William Wallace Crapo was a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity in his undergraduate years at Yale University.
  • He graduated in 1852 and was a member of Skull and Bones.
  • On April 15, 1851, Crapo visited Brown University, on which date he is credited with initiating 17 members of the provisional chapter there, re-activating the ten-years-dormant Brunonian Chapter. In 1903, Crapo (pronounced cray-poe) was a founding member and first president of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, governing body of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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