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- Crawford won the vote of the party caucus, but by 1824 the caucus system had fallen into disrepute, and its choice proved meaningless. At the time of the election, Crawford was paralyzed and nearly blind as the result of a stroke.
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However, Crawford had suffered a stroke in 1823 as a result of a prescription given to him by his physician. The Democratic-Republican Party was now split, and one of the splinter groups nominated Crawford.
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At the time of the election, Crawford was paralyzed and nearly blind as the result of a stroke. Although his supporters claimed that he was steadily improving, he finished a distant third behind Adams and Jackson.
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William H. Crawford: A Featured Biography. A well-known and respected politician of the early nineteenth century who was twice considered for president of the United States, William H. Crawford (1772-1834) of Georgia served in the Senate from 1807 to 1813. Crawford gained national recognition for his opposition to President Thomas Jefferson’s ...
Oct 24, 2021 · William Crawford suffered a severe stroke in 1823, which kept him from running a more active 1824 election campaign. Adams asked Crawford to remain the U.S. Secretary of Treasury, but Crawford declined the position and ultimately chose to serve as a Georgia State Superior Court Judge instead.
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Dec 17, 2006 · At that point, Crawford was as prominent as any of his rivals, but the effects of a stroke in 1823 put him at a disadvantage the following year, despite a nearly full recovery. He ultimately finished third, behind Jackson and Adams.
Oct 22, 2020 · William H. Crawford, a slaveholder from Georgia, suffered a stroke in 1823 that left him more or less incapacitated, but he continued his campaign with the support of the New York machine led by Martin Van Buren.
In 1822 Crawford had seemed to be far in the lead, but two factors combined to wreck his candidacy before electors were chosen: the first a stroke of paralysis in September 1823 and the second the blundering of one of Crawford’s friends, Gallatin, holding the caucus.
