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George G. Crocker

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George Glover Crocker
Chairman of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners [1]
In office
February 1887[1] – January 1892[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners[1]
In office
February 1887[1] – January 1892[1]
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2]
In office
1883[1][2]–1883[1][2]
Preceded byRobert R. Bishop
Succeeded byGeorge A. Bruce
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1][2]
In office
1880[1][2]–1883[1][2]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1873[1]–1874[1]
Personal details
Born(1843-12-15)December 15, 1843
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 26, 1913(1913-05-26) (aged 69)
Cohasset, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Annie Bliss Keep; m. June 19, 1875[1]
ChildrenCourtenay Crocker, Margaret Crocker, Lyneham Crocker, Muriel Crocker
Alma materBoston Latin School, 1860; Harvard College, 1864; Harvard Law School,[1] 1866[2]
OccupationLawyer[1]
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George Glover Crocker (1843–1913) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[3][1][2]

Early life

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Crocker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1843[1] to Uriel and Sarah Kidder (Haskell) Crocker.[1]

He died at his summer home in Cohasset on May 26, 1913, aged 69 source 1 .[3]

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Crocker was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Suffolk County on July 3, 1867.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 107
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 307
  3. ^ a b "Transit Board Chairman Dead". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Massachusetts Senate
1883
Succeeded by