William G. Crosby

George William Crosby ( born September 10, 1805 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, † March 21, 1881 ibid ) was an American politician and from 1853 to 1855 governor of Maine.

Early years

William Crosby attended the Belfast Academy and then to 1823 Bowdoin College. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started in Boston in Massachusetts and Belfast to work in his new profession.

Political career

Crosby was a member of the Whig party. In 1844 he was a delegate to the national convention of the party on which Henry Clay was appointed to the presidential candidates. 1852 Crosby was selected as the candidate of his party for the new governor of Maine. However, the election result was so close that the legislature of Maine had to decide. These voted for Crosby. In 1853 he was then confirmed by the voters in his office. So that he could officiate as governor from January 5, 1853, and January 3, 1855. During this time there were in Maine under Crosby's government had a huge economic boom.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Crosby withdrew from politics. He was curator of Bowdoin College and was a member of the Maine Historical Society. William Crosby died in March 1881 and was buried in Belfast.