Draft:Henry Crabb (judge)
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Henry Crabb (October 1793 – November 28, 1827)[1] was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1826 to 1827.
Born in Botetourt County, Virginia,[2] Colonel Ralph Crabb, and as the brother of George Whitfield Crabb,[3] Crabb was elected in December 1826 to fill a vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court caused by the death of John Haywood.[4]
served until death of following year; U.S. district attorney for Western District of Tennessee, 1824; Trustee of Cumberland College and University of Nashville (predecessor of George Peabody College) from 1816 to death.[2]
Following Crabb's death, his seat remained vacant until the court was reconfigured in 1831.
References
[edit]- ^ "Death of Judge Crabb", National Banner and Nashville Whig (December 1, 1827), p. 3.
- ^ a b Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. "Justices".
- ^ Causey, Donna R. "Biography: General George Whitfield Crabb born February 22, 1804". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Supreme Court", National Banner and Nashville Whig (January 6, 1827), p. 4.
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