Charles Croswell

Charles Miller Croswell (* October 31, 1825 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York; † 13 December 1886 in Adrian, Michigan ) was an American politician and from 1877 to 1881 the 17th Governor of the State of Michigan.

Early years and political rise

Charles Croswell attended the local schools of his home. After the death of his parents, he was educated at the age of seven years by his uncle in Adrian. There, the young Charles made ​​a carpentry apprenticeship and studied by the way Jura.

In 1846, Croswell received his first public employment as an administrative employee in Lenawee County. At that time he was a member of the Whigs. Between 1850 and 1854 he was an official land register ( Register of Deeds ) in this district. During this time he was involved in the founding of the Republican Party. He then worked as a lawyer. In 1862 Croswell was elected mayor of Adrian. Between 1862 and 1867 he sat in the Senate from Michigan. In 1867 he was chairman of a meeting to revise the State Constitution. From 1873 to 1874 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Michigan and even its president. 1876 ​​Charles Croswell was chosen as the candidate of his party for governor of his state. With 52.4 percent of the vote he won against Democrat William L. Webber.

Governor of Michigan

Croswell took up his new post on January 3, 1877. After a re-election in 1878 he was able to exercise it until 1 January 1881. During this time, the national debt was reduced and improves the electoral laws. At that time a new hospital for the mentally handicapped was built. In addition, Governor Croswell had to deal with a violent strike of railway workers. In Croswells tenure, the Capitol was completed in the capital, Lansing.

After the end of his governorship to Croswell withdrew from politics. He died in December 1886 and was buried in Adrian. With his first wife died in 1868, Lucy M. Eddy, he had five children.

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