William H. Crawford 1772 - 1834 |
My maternal great, great, great grand uncle !!! |
Born in Amherst County, Virginia, on February 24, 1772. The sixth of eleven children of Joel and Nancy Crawford. 1799 - Became a lawyer 1803 - Elected to Georgia House of Representatives 1807 - Elected to United States Senate 1813 - Became US Ambassador to France 1815 - Named Secretary of War by James Madison 1816 - Named US Secretary of the Treasury by James Madison 1817 - Named US Secretary of the Treasury by James Monroe 1822 - State of Georgia named a County in his honor. 1824 - Lost election for President of the US to John Quincy Adams 1827 - Named a superior court judge in Georgia, which he remained until his death in 1834 |
Election: 1824 President: John Quincy Adams [Coalition] Main Opponent: Andrew Jackson [D-R] Electoral Vote: Winner: 84 Main Opponent: 99 Total/Majority: 261/131 Popular Vote: Winner: 108,740 Main Opponent: 153,544 Votes for Others: William H. Crawford (41), Henry Clay (37) Vice President: John C. Calhoun (182) V.P. Opponents: Nathan Sanford (30), Nathaniel Macon (24), Andrew Jackson (13), Martin Van Buren (9), Henry Clay (2) Notes: John Q. Adams received fewer electoral votes and fewer popular votes than Andrew Jackson, but won the election in the House of Representatives, with 13 state delegations voting for John Q. Adams, 7 voting for Jackson and 3 voting for Crawford. |
Presidential Election of 1824 Electoral College Box Score |
(Source: Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration) |
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My Crawford Genealogy |