The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crocoll to Crompton

Index to Politicians: Crocoll to Crompton

CROCOLL (Soundex C624) — See also CHOCOLA, CHURCHILL, COLL, CORKHILL, CORKILL, CORKLE, CRACCHIOLO, CROCE, CROCHERON, CROCHETT, CROCKER, CROCKET, CROCKETT, DECROCE, DERROCO, KIRKLEY, KREKLE, MASTRIOCOLA.

Crocoll, Jacob — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 51st District, 1930; candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

CROEL (Soundex C640) — See also CLOER, CLORE, COLER, COLLER, COOLER, COREL, CORLE, CORRELL, CREEL, CROLL, CROWL, CRULL, DROELLE, FROELICH, KROLL, KRUL, ROEL, ROELAFSON, ROELIF, ROELOFS, ROELUF.

CROEL: See also Walter G. Herrick.

CROFOOT (Soundex C613) — See also CROFUT, CROFUTT, FOFO, FOOT, GOFORTH, KOFORD, KOLOFOLIAS.

Crofoot, L. W. — Justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1888-89. Burial location unknown.
Crofoot, M. E. — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856. Burial location unknown.

CROFT (Soundex C613) — See also ASHCROFT, BANCROFT, BARCROFT, CAWCROFT, CRAFT, CROFTON, CROFUT, GLUCROFT, KRAFFT, KRAFT, KREFT, RAVENSCROFT, RAYCROFT, SHAWCROFT, WHETCROFT.

CROFT: See also Joseph Edward Baird; Peter Lind.
Croft, Allen P. (b. 1854) — of Enosburg Falls, Enosburg, Franklin County, Vt. Born in Enosburg, Franklin County, Vt., 1854. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Enosburg, 1910. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
Croft, Eric — of Anchorage, Alaska. Democrat. Member of Alaska state house of representatives 15th District, 2001. Still living as of 2001.
Croft, Frank P. — of Montgomery County, Pa. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
Croft, George William (1846-1904) — of South Carolina. Born in Newberry County, S.C., December 20, 1846. Father of Theodore Gaillard Croft. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-83, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1903-04; died in office 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., 1904. Interment at St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken, S.C.
- Cross-reference: Butler B. Hare
- See also: congressional biography.
Croft, J. W. — of Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pa. Burgess of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, 1937. Still living as of 1937.
Croft, Juanita — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Croft, Percy — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Mayor of Roseburg, Ore., 1953. Still living as of 1953.
Croft, Sidney F. — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Croft, Theodore Gaillard (1874-1920) — also known as Theodore G. Croft — of South Carolina. Born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., November 26, 1874. Son of George William Croft. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1904-05; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of South Carolina state senate, 1909-12. Died in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., March 23, 1920. Interment at St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken, S.C.
- Cross-reference: Butler B. Hare
- See also: congressional biography.

CROFTON (Soundex C613) — See also AFTON, ASHCROFT, BANCROFT, BARCROFT, CAWCROFT, CLIFTON, CROFT, GLUCROFT, GRAFTON, LEFTON, LOFTON, RAVENSCROFT, RAYCROFT, SEFTON, SHAWCROFT, TRAFTON, WHETCROFT.

Crofton, Walter T., Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Democrat. Secretary of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1949. Still living as of 1949.

CROFUT (Soundex C613) — See also CROFOOT, CROFT, CROFUTT, CROUT, OFUREY, SOFUS.

Crofut, Henry (born c.1821) — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1884; member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1889-90. Burial location unknown.

CROFUTT (Soundex C613) — See also CROFOOT, CROFUT, FUTTREY, OFFUTT, OFUREY, SOFUS.

Crofutt, Frank V. — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Mayor of Shelton, Conn., 1931-32, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

CROGAN (Soundex C625) — See also BROGAN, COGAN, CONGAR, CORROGAN, CRAGEN, CRAGIN, CRAGUN, CRAIGEN, CREAGAN, CREGAN, CROGHAN, CROGIN, GROGAN, OGAN, ROGALIN, ROGAN, ROGASKI, SCROGGINS, SCROGGY, SCROGHEM, SCROGIN, TROGAN.

Crogan, P. J. — of Preston County, W.Va. Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1888. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.

CROGHAN (Soundex C625) — See also CROGAN, CROGIN, GEOGHAN, HOGHAUG, KROGH, SCROGGINS, SCROGGY, SCROGHEM, SCROGIN, VONKROGH.

Croghan, A. P. — of Cascade, Sheboygan County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908. Burial location unknown.

CROGIN (Soundex C625) — See also AMBROGIO, CRAGEN, CRAGIN, CRAGUN, CRAIGEN, CREAGAN, CREGAN, CROGAN, CROGHAN, GOOGIN, ROGICH, ROGILLIO, ROGIN, ROGINSKI, SCROGGINS, SCROGGY, SCROGHEM, SCROGIN.

CROGIN: See also George Crogin Wright.

CROKER (Soundex C626) — See also BROKENBURR, BROKENSHIRE, COKER, CORKER, CRICHER, CROCKER, CROOKER, CROUCHER, GROKE, KROKENBERGER, KRUKAR, PEMBROKE, ROKEBERG.

Croker, Richard (1841-1922) — of Harrison, Westchester County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland. Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, November 23, 1841. Son of Eyre Coote Croker; married to Elizabeth Frazer (died 1914); married 1914 to Beula Benton Edmonson. Railroad mechanic; charged with the murder of a political enemy in 1874; tried and found not guilty. Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall. Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901. Suffered exposure during a snowstorm, was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland, April 29, 1922. Original interment at Glencairn House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
- Cross-reference: Henry Woltman
- See also: Wikipedia article.

CROLEY (Soundex C640) — See also COLEY, COLLYER, COLYER, CORLEY, CORYELL, CRALEY, CROLIUS, CROLL, CROSLEY, CROWLEY, CROWLIE, CROWLY, OLEY.

Croley, Boyd T. — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Scotland County; elected 1964. Still living as of 1964.

CROLIUS (Soundex C642) — See also CROLEY, CROLL.

Crolius, Clarkson — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1805-07, 1816-22. Burial location unknown.
Crolius, Clarkson — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state senate 4th District, 1850-51. Burial location unknown.
Crolius, William C. — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Mayor of Joliet, Ill., 1903-05. Burial location unknown.

CROLL (Soundex C640) — See also CAROLL, COLL, CORL, CRILL, CROEL, CROLEY, CROLIUS, CROWL, CRULL, KROLL, KRUL, ROLL.

Croll, Arch B. — of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Croll, Henry, Jr. (b. 1875) — of Beaverton, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 22, 1875. Married 1896 to Bessie L. Thomson. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Clare District, 1913-20. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
Croll, William Martin (1866-1929) — also known as William M. Croll — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pa., April 9, 1866. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1923-25; defeated, 1924. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 21, 1929. Interment at Laureldale Cemetery, Laureldale, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.

CROMARTIE (Soundex C656) — See also CARTIER, CHARTIER, CROMARTY, MARTIE, QUARTIER, ROMAR.

Cromartie, Angus (b. 1874) — of Garland, Bladen County, N.C. Born in Bladen County, N.C., 1874. Son of Luther Cromartie. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
Cromartie, E. W. III — of South Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

CROMARTY (Soundex C656) — See also ARTY, CROMARTIE, MARTY, MARTYN, ROMAR, SCHUMARTY.

Cromarty, Arthur M. — of Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

CROME (Soundex C650) — See also CMERO, COMER, COOMER, CRAME, CROMER, CROMIE, CRONE, CROOM, CROWE, CRUM, CRUME, KROM, KROMM, KRUM, KRUMM, KRUMME, ROME.

Crome, Mrs. Carl — of Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.

CROMER (Soundex C656) — See also COMER, CRAMER, CROME, CRONER, FROMER, KROMER, OMER, ROMER, ROMERO, STROMER.

Cromer, George Washington (1856-1936) — also known as George W. Cromer — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born near Anderson, Madison County, Ind., May 13, 1856. Republican. Mayor of Muncie, Ind., 1894-98; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1899-1907; defeated, 1906. Died in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., November 8, 1936. Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.

CROMIE (Soundex C650) — See also BOOMIE, BROMINSKI, COMPROMISER, COMRIE, CROME, CRUMMEY, DOMIENIK, MORICE, MORRICE, ROMIG, ROMIGH, ROMINE, ROMINES, ROMINO, TOMIE.

Cromie, Leonard J. — U.S. Vice Consul in Léopoldville, 1943. Still living as of 1943.

CROMMELIN (Soundex C654) — See also BROMMER, DIMELING, FROMME, FROMMELT, FROMMER, HERMELIN, HOMMEL, KOMMEL, LEMELIN, MELIN, MELINE, MELINI, MELINSKI, REEMELIN, ROMMEL, ROMMERIAM, STOMMEL, STROMMEN.

CROMMELIN: See also Daniel Crommelin Verplanck; Gulian Crommelin Verplanck.
Crommelin, John G., Jr. — of Alabama. Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

CROMPTON (Soundex C651) — See also COMPTON, CRAMPTON, CRUMPTON, DROMPP, LECOMPTE.

CROMPTON: See also John Crompton Weems.
Crompton, Earl — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980. Still living as of 1980.

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