Joseph B. Crowley

Joseph Burns Crowley ( born July 19, 1858 in Coshocton, Ohio, † June 25, 1931 in Robinson, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1899 and 1905 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1860, Joseph Crowley moved with his parents to a farm near Ste. Marie in Illinois; 1872 the family moved to Robinson on. He attended the public schools of his respective home. Between 1876 and 1880 he worked in retail. After a subsequent law degree in 1883 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Robinson to work in this profession. From 1884 to 1888 he was also chairman of the school committee in Robinson. He also practiced 1886-1890 the function of the Master in Chancery. At the same time he was a judge in Crawford County. Between 1893 and 1898 acted Crowley as Federal Commissioner for the seal fishery in Alaska. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1898, Crowley was in the 19th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Andrew J. Hunter on March 4, 1899. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1905 three legislative periods. Since 1903, he represented the 23th district where his state. In 1904 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Crowley practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1912 and 1916 he was a prosecutor in Crawford County. He died on June 25, 1931 in Robinson.