COL William Crooks Veteran

Birth: 20 Jun 1832
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death: 17 Dec 1907 (aged 75)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial: Oakland Cemetery

Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section 66, Lot 57
Memorial ID: 58651591 View Source

The chief civil engineer of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. The first railroad locomotive was named "William Crooks" in his honor.

William Crooks joined the Union Army on 8/23/1862 as a Colonel and was commissioned into Field & Staff MN 6th Infantry. He was a Cadet at West Point in 1850. He resigned on 10/28/1864.

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Added: Sep 14, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58651591/william-crooks: accessed ), memorial page for COL William Crooks (20 Jun 1832–17 Dec 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58651591, citing Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by PPR (contributor 47262153).

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