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George Washington Cromer

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George Washington Cromer Famous memorial

Birth
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Nov 1936 (aged 80)
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
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Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. He attended Wittenberg College Ohio, graduated from the Indiana University in 1882 and became editor of the Muncie Indiana Times in 1883. Studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced to practice law in Muncie, Indiana. He was prosecuting attorney for the forty-sixth judicial circuit of Indiana (1886-90) a member of the Indiana State Republican Committee (1892, 1894) and Mayor of Muncie, (1894-98). In 1899, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1907. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice until his death at age 80.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Wittenberg College Ohio, graduated from the Indiana University in 1882 and became editor of the Muncie Indiana Times in 1883. Studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced to practice law in Muncie, Indiana. He was prosecuting attorney for the forty-sixth judicial circuit of Indiana (1886-90) a member of the Indiana State Republican Committee (1892, 1894) and Mayor of Muncie, (1894-98). In 1899, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1907. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice until his death at age 80.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7185067/george_washington-cromer: accessed ), memorial page for George Washington Cromer (13 May 1856–8 Nov 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7185067, citing Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.