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William Harris Crawford (1772–1834) was an American politician during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825, and was a candidate for President of the United States in 1824. He suffered a stroke in 1823 that badly impeded him during the election the next year. While he was able to capture some of the electoral vote, it was not enough when the race went to the House of Representatives. After the election, he became a state court judge in Georgia.
William H. Crawford in Trail of Glory[]
Political offices (OTL) | ||
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Preceded by George Jones |
United States Senator from Georgia 1807–1813 |
Succeeded by William B. Bulloch |
Preceded by John Pope |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate March 24, 1812–March 23, 1813 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bradley Varnum |
Preceded by Joel Barlow |
U.S. Minister to France 1813–1815 |
Succeeded by Albert Gallatin |
Preceded by James Monroe |
Secretary of War 1815–1816 |
Succeeded by John C. Calhoun |
Preceded by Alexander J. Dallas |
Secretary of the Treasury 1816–1825 |
Succeeded by Richard Rush |
Party political offices (OTL) | ||
Preceded by James Monroe |
Democratic-Republican Party presidential candidate(1) 1824 (lost) |
Succeeded by End of title |
Political offices (Trail of Glory) | ||
Preceded by John Quincy Adams |
Secretary of State for the United States 1825-18?? |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Notes and references | ||
1. The Democratic-Republican Party split in 1824, fielding four separate candidates: Crawford, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. |
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