David Ephraim Crawley (February 11, 1886 - November 29, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1940 to 1944.
David E. Crawley | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 1940 – January 1944 | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1886 Center, Mississippi |
| Died | November 29, 1946 (aged 60) Kosciusko, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography edit
David Ephraim Crawley was born on February 11, 1886, in Center, Attala County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Dr. James Tanner Crawley and Lucy Catherine (Dicken) Crawley.[1] Crawley attended the common schools of Center and then attended Kosciusko High School.[1] He entered the University of Mississippi in 1904 and graduated with a law degree in 1911.[1] Then, he began practicing law in Kosciusko and Carthage, Mississippi.[1] Crawley represented the 22nd district, which consisted of Attala County, in the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.[1][2] He was a Captain in the U. S. Field Artillery during World War I.[1][2] From 1936 to 1937, he was the state commander of the American Legion and the President of the Mississippi Bar Association.[2] He served in the Senate again from 1940 to 1944.[3][2] He died in Kosciusko on November 29, 1946.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 781–782.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Dave Crawley (Aged 60)". The Greenwood Commonwealth. 1946-11-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 6.