John L. Crawford
John Lovic Crawford (died January 24, 1902) was a doctor, state legislator, and Florida Secretary of State. Crawfordville, Florida is named for him.[1] He succeeded F. W. A. Rankin Jr.[2] and was succeeded by his son.
He was born in Greene County, Georgia.[3]
Crawford was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1847, served in the Florida State Senate for several terms between 1868 and 1880,[3] and served as Florida Secretary of State from 1881 until his death in 1902.[4] He was succeeded as Florida Secretary of State by his son Henry Clay Crawford.[1] He was photographed with other state leaders on the steps of the state capitol in 1885.[5]
He married Elizabeth E. Walker in 1848.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Page, Eddie (July 9, 2001). Wakulla County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738513713. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=4SMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=F.W.A.+Rankin+secretary+of+state&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZqZ3EuKWLAxUyRTABHS8FBpcQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=F.W.A.%20Rankin%20secretary%20of%20state&f=false
- ^ a b c Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Secretary of State Dr. John Lovick Crawford". Florida Memory.
- ^ "Secretary of State Dead", The Tampa Tribune (January 25, 1902, p. 3.
- ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Florida's 14th Governor E.A. Perry and his cabinet members on the steps of the Capitol - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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