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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 election .
William John Crawford (May 19, 1918 – March 15, 2000) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. The Medal of Honor award was believed to be posthumous, although he was a prisoner of war at the time.
William H. Crawford (born Feb. 24, 1772, Amherst County [now Nelson County], Virginia—died Sept. 15, 1834, Elberton, Ga., U.S.) was an American political leader of the early U.S. republic; he finished third in electoral votes in the four-candidate race for president in 1824.
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William Crawford (September 2, 1722 – June 11, 1782) was an American military officer and surveyor who worked as a land agent alongside George Washington while Washington was a teenager. Crawford fought in the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War and the American Revolutionary War arising to the rank of Colonel.
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.
May 18, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of William Harris Crawford, a prominent politician and leader of the Old Republican wing of the Jeffersonian-Republican party. Find out how he rose to power in Georgia and the national level, and how he was affected by paralysis in 1823.
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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772–September 15, 1834) was an important American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825, and was a candidate for President of the United States in 1824.
