George W. Cromer

George Washington Cromer (* May 13, 1856 in Anderson, Indiana, † November 8, 1936 in Muncie, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1899 and 1907 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Cromer attended the public schools of his home and then the Wittenberg College in Springfield ( Ohio). Subsequently, he studied until 1882 at Indiana University in Bloomington. In 1883 Cromer published the newspaper " Muncie Times ". After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1886 admitted to the bar he began in Muncie to work in this profession. Between 1886 and 1890 he was a prosecutor in the 46th Judicial District of Indiana.

Politically, Cromer member of the Republican Party. In 1892 and 1894 he was a member of the State Board of his party. Between 1894 and 1898 he was mayor of the city of Muncie. In the congressional elections of 1898 Cromer was in the eighth election district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles L. Henry on March 4, 1899. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1907 four legislative sessions.

In 1906 he was defeated by Democrat John Adair. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Cromer again practiced as a lawyer in Muncie. There he died on 8 November 1936.