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COX, Albert Jeffrey, physician; born at Trempealeau, Wis., March 2, 1862; son of James and Minerva Jane (Cook) Cox; educated at Gale College, Gales- ville, Wis., graduated 1882; Rush Medi- cal College, Chicago, IlI., graduated, 1886; post graduate West Side Hospital, Chicago, 1896. Has engaged in practice of medicine since 1886; in retail drug business since 1891; also officer in land companies and vice president and di- rector of the First National Bank, Tyler. Republican. Congregationalist. Member
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Lyon-Lincoln County Medical Society and Minnesota State
and American Medical associations. Member Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W., Degree of Hon- or, M. W. A. Married at Tyler, June 23, 1887, to Miss Mary Jane Bigham. Clubs: Commercial, Shakespeare. Ad- dress: Tyler, Minn.
CRABB, John Clayton, real estate and loans; born in Olmsted Co., Minn., May 1, 1860; son of James and Lucinda (Thompson) Crabb; educated in common schools and at State Normal School. Be- gan teaching school at 21 years of age and taught common and graded schools for 10 years; engaged in mercantile busi- ness, at Byron, Olmsted Co., 1892; elected clerk of district court, Olmsted Co., Jan. 1895, continuing until Jan., 1907; in real estate and loan business under title of Rochester Land and Loan Co. (organized, 1906) since Jan., 1907. President Rochester Y. M. C. A. Re- publican; chairman Republican County Central Committee for 12 years. Metho- dist (steward). Mason; member Knights of Pythias (Chancellor Commander), I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. Married in Olm- sted Co., Aug. 15, 1890, to Miss Alice M. Hannon. Address: Rochester, Minn.
CRAFTS, Leo Melville, physician, neurologist; born at Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 3, 1863; son of Major Amasa and Mary J. (Henry) Crafts; educated in public and high schools, Minneapolis; University of Minnesota, degree of B.L., 1886; Harvard Medical School, 1890 (en- titled by ranks to honorary A.M., but withheld by Harvard on ground that University of Minnesota academic de- gree did not equal Harvard's). House physician Boston City Hospital, 1899-91, with diploma for same, 1891. Professor of nervous diseases Hamline University Medical School, since 1893; dean of faculty, 1897-1903, and instrumental in securing new plant, new grounds and new equipment for the institution; on the staff of four hospitals of Minneapo- lis. President Minnesota State Sunday School Association, 1893-96, and member of its board since 1893; president Min- neapolis Sunday School Officials' Asso- ciation, 1895-1906, and 1902-03; member board of directors Minnesota National Park and Forestry Association, 1899, and secretary general executive committee of all organizations combined for a na- tional park and reserve in the State; treasurer Western Society for Suppres- sion of Vice (Minnesota branch), 1895; member general committee of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the founding of Minneapolis, June 1, 1905; member committee on health and comfort, G. A. R. encampment, 1906; president Native Sons of Minnesota, 1906. Member Ameri- can and Minnesota State Medical as- sociations (chairman nerve section lat- ter, 1899), Hennepin County Medical So- ciety, Harvard Medical and Boston City
Hospital Alumni associations. Formerly
member American Academy Political and Social Science, American Academy of Medicine. Author of a number of ar- ticles for professional magazines, and writer upon Sunday School topics. Mar- ried at Minneapolis, 1901, to Amelia I. Burgess. Club: Commercial. Recrea- tions: Formerly football, baseball and track work; best all-around athlete in college, 1885; now, vacation outings in the wilderness. Office: Masonic Temple. Residence: 610 5th St., S. E., Minne- apolis.
CRAIG, Daniel, vice president and secretary Western Supply Co .; born in Scotland, 1850; son of Andrews and Margaret (Guthrie) Craig; educated in public schools of Scotland; married at Kansas City, Mo., 1902, to Miss Victoria Hoyt. Came to America, 1873, locating in New York City where he was en- gaged in dry goods business until 1890; has been member Western Supply Co. since 1890. Republican. Presbyterian.
Recreation: Automobiling. Office: 348- 350 Wacouta St. Residence: 657 Grand Av., St. Paul.
CRAIG, George P., court commission- er; born at Salem, Mass., July 14, 1855; son of George B. and Sophia ( Wilson) Craig; educated in the common schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1859-67; came to Minnesota in 1867; married at Alexandria, Minn., March 14, 1891, to Miss Addie M. Richards. Ap- pointed deputy register of deeds and deputy clerk of district court, Douglas Co., Jan. 1, 1897, and elected court com- missioner, Jan. 1, 1905. Republican. Methodist. Member A. O. U. W., M. B. A. and M. N. R. Address: Alexandria, Minn.
CRAIG, John Guthrie, department store; born in Ayrshire, Scotland, May 8, 1848; son of Andrew and Margaret (Campbell) Craig; educated in Ayrshire. Began active career in grocery business, in Glasgow, Scotland, continuing for 4 years; came to America and engaged in farming in New York state; became connected with Singer Manufacturing Company's factories at Elizabethport, N. J., and was at Chicago, Ill., for same company. Located in Minneapolis, 1884, and entered dry goods business, starting for self in 1885; has been member of the firm of Craig, Lunde & Craig, since 1899. Served in Volunteer Artillery, Glasgow, Scotland, and as member Co. I, M. N. G. Independent in politics. Congregationalist. Married at Minne- apolis, 1891, to Miss Edith Robideaux. Club: East side Commercial. Recrea- tions: Boating and fishing. Office: 305- 311 Central Av. Residence: 323 5th St., S. E., Minneapolis.
CRAIG, Robert O., physician; born at New York, June 8, 1834; educated at Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Academy; Univer- sity of Michigan; Albany (N. Y.) Medi-
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cal College, graduating, degree of M.D., 1855. Was assistant surgeon U. S. A., 1856; surgeon 10th N. Y. Vol. Inf., Civil War; came to Minnesota and located at Janesville, Minn., 1866; member State Senate, sessions of 1883, 1885, and 1890, 1893. President Waseca Co. Bank; vice president Cannon Valley Telephone Co. Democrat. Widower. Address: Janes- ville, Minn.
CRANDALL, Lathan Augustus, clergyman; born at Plymouth, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1850; son of Rev. J. M. and Lucy A. (Sisson) Crandall; educated at Whitestown (N. Y.) Seminary, 1871; Pennsylvania State College; graduate Hillsdale (Mich.) College, degree of A.B., 1873; degrees of A.M., 1874, D.D., 1889, same college; graduate Rochester (N. Y.) Theological Seminary, degree of B.D., 1881; ordained to Baptist ministry, 1881. Married at Raclne, Wis., Dec. S, 1892, to Miss Nellie L. Hart. Pastor Memorial Baptist Church, Chicago, 1892- 1904; Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapo- lis, since 1904. Member executive com- mittee Baptist Educational Society, Board of Trustees Divinity School Uni- versity of Chicago; Chairman American Committee on Baptist World Congress. Author: A Calm View of Christian Science. Address: 1915 Colfax Av., S., Minneapolis.
CRANDALL, Roy Lewis, stock broker; born at Adrian, Mich., Oct. 20, 1882; son of C. T. and Frances E. (Grinnell) Crandall; educated in public schools of Duluth, Minn., and at University of Minnesota. Began active carer as min- ing engineer is employ of the Oliver Mining Co., Duluth, 1902-04; located in Minneapolis, and has been senior mem- ber of the firm of Crandall, Pierce & Co., brokers, since spring of
1904. Treasurer Minneapolis & Mexico Gold Dredging Co. Member Delta Sigma Nu and Delta Tau Delta fraternities. Un- married. Club: Roosevelt. Office: Guar- anty Bldg. Residence: Swinford Flats, Minneapolis.
CRANE, Archibald A., banking; born at Austin, Minn., July 1, 1866; son of Caleb C. and Emily (Warner) Crane; educated in public schools at Austin and Anoka, Minn. Entered banking business at Anoka, as clerk in An- oka National Bank, 1883; came to Minneapolis, 1887, as assistant cashier Flour City National Bank an was elected cashier of the bank, 1893; be- came assistant cashier National Bank of Commerce, 1895, and was appointed cashier, in 1900; treasurer The Ameri-
can Bankers' Association. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Married at Minneapolis, 1890, to Fannie S. Stevens. Clubs: Minneapolis, Commercial, Mini- kahda. Office: National Bank of Com- merce. Residence: 24 W. Grant St., Minneapolis.
CRANE, Frank Irving, lumber and banking; born at Sharon Centre, Medina Co., O., Sept. 26, 1848; son of William A. and Laura (Chatfield) Crane; edu- cated in public schools and at business college. Farmed until 23 years of age; acted as civil engineer for 2 years; en- tered lumber business in 1873, at 25 years of age; began in banking, 1885. President Austin National Bank; has made large investments in real estate, lands and commercial and industrial en- terprises. Republican. Mayor of Austin three terms, beginning 1896; president Austin Library Board since its organiza- tion, 1902. Member Merchants' Assoc- iation. Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner. Married at Bainbridge, O., March 4, 1880, to Miss Sylvia E. Petti- bone. Club: Progressive League. Ad-
dress:
Austin, Minn.
CRANGLE, Benjamin Carroll, secre- tary and manager Federal Elevator Co .; born at St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 27, 1871; son of John and
Eunice (Carroll) Crangle; attended high school, St. Louis, and graduated from manual training de- partment of Washington University;
unmarried. Was engaged with his fa- ther in the flour milling business at St. Louis, 1888-91; came to Minnesota and was bookkeeper First National Bank, Winona, 1891-93; was with the Missouri Car & Foundry Co., St. Louis, about one year; returned to Minnesota and was in the employ of the Lamberton Elevator Co., Winona, until Feb., 1898; pros- pected for mines in Canadian North West and Alaska, Feb., 1898, to Jan., 1900; employed as traveling superin- tendent of the Marfield Elevator Co., Winona, Feb., 1900, to June, 1903; sec- retary, manager and director, Federal Elevator Co., Minneapolis, doing an ex- tensive grain elevator and commission business, since June 15, 1903. Conser- vative Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Minneapolis Whist. Recreations: Hunt- ing and fishing. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 315 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis.
CRANGLE, Charles P., secretary Western Elevator Co .; born at St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 3, 1873; son of John and Eunice (Carroll) Crangle; educated at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo .; married at Winona, Minn., 1898, to Miss Belle Horton. Began active career in the Old Anchor Milling Co., flour manu- facturing, St. Louis, with his father; came to Winona, 1894, and was con- nected with the Morfield Elevator Co., until 1901, when the company was merged into the Western Elevator Co. Republican. Member Masonic order. Clubs: Arlington, Meadow Brook. Rec- reations: Golf and other outdoor diver- sions. Address: Winona, Minn.
CRASSWELLER, Arthur Hallifax, lawyer; born in London, Eng., July 25,
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1858; son of Christopher and Sarah (Hallifax) Crassweller; came to Canada with parents, 1869, and to the United States, 1885; educated in private school in England, at Goderich (Can.) High School, and in business college, Toronto, Can .; married at Duluth, Minn., 1891, to Miss Nellie Seaton. Came to Duluth, 1887, read law in office of William W. Billson and was admitted to the bar, 1888; began practice for himself in 1890, as member of the firm of Baldwin & Crassweller; was in practice for three years alone, and since 1897, has been in partnership with brother as Crass- weller & Crassweller. Was city attor- ney of Lakeside before it became part of Duluth; assistant city attorney Du- luth, 1893. Director and attorney for American Exchange Bank. Clubs: Com- mercial, Duluth Boat. Office: Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4230 E. Superior St., Duluth.
CRASSWELLER, Frank, lawyer; born in London, Eng., Jan. 4, 1856; son of Christopher and Sarah (Hallifax) Crass- weller; came to Canada, 1869, and to the United States, 1888; educated in private schools in England and in Nor- mal School, Toronto, Can .; married at Huron, Ont., Can., 1885, to Miss Alison M. Douglas. Was admitted to the bar in Duluth, 1889, and has been a member of the law firm of Crassweller & Crass- weller since 1897. Member Minnesota State Bar Association. Democrat. Mem- ber City Council, 1877-1900 (president of council, 1899); member Public Library Board. Presbyterian. Member I. O. F., Modern Samaritans. President Commer- cial Club; member Duluth Curling, Du- luth Yacht and Duluth Boat clubs. Office: Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4701 Cooke St., Duluth.
CRAVENS, Fay, editor; born at Princeton, Minn., Nov. 20, 1873; son of William J. and Lucinda (McFadden) Cravens; educated in public and high school, Princeton; married at Milaca, Minn., 1894, to Miss Amanda Plude. Was born, raised and educated in Mille Lacs Co .; came to Milaca, 1894, and bought the Mille Lacs County Times which he has since conducted. Member Knights of Pythias. Address: Milaca, Minn.
CRAWFORD, Charles K., business manager; born at Minerva, O., April 9, 1869; son of James M. and Ellen Craw- ford; educated in public schools and agricultural college, S. Dak. Engaged in farming, photography and live stock business, S. Dak., 1880-1900; in business in Princeton, Minn., 1900-04; manager Perfection Artificial Limb Co., Minneap- olis, since May, 1904. Member W. O. W. Married, S. Dak., Jan., 1900, Miss Alice Friel. Office: 221 2nd Av., S. Resi- dence: 917 Central Av., N. E., Minneap- olis.
CRAWFORD, Frank Earl, editor; born at Parkersburg, W. Va., 1870; son of William H. and Cornelia Earl (Chapin) Crawford; educated in public schools of Bay City, Mich., and at Marietta Col- lege. Marietta, O., graduating, degree of Ph.B., 1890. Came to Minnesota after leaving college, 1890, and entered news- paper business at Duluth; has been edi- tor St. Paul Daily News since 1900. Un- married. Office: Daily News. Resi- dence: 277 Selby Av., St. Paul.
CRAWFORD, William, clerk of dis- trict court; born in Scotland, March, 1868; son of David and Janet Hannah Crawford; educated in public schools in England and Scotland and at Hutche- son's Grammar School, Glasgow; un- married. Was with Thompson & Gray, ship owners, first as clerk and later as cashier, 1885-91; came to the United States, 1891, and since that time con- nected with the Lakefield Standard. Clerk of the district court since Jan. 1, 1903. Republican. Member B. P. O. E., Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F. Ad- dress: Jackson, Minn.
CRAY, Lorin, jurist; born in Clinton Co., N. Y., Oct. 19, 1844; son of Delevan and Charlotte (Chappel) Cray; academic education. Came to Minnesota in the pioneer days and enlisted in the 9th Minn. Vol. Inf., at the time of the War of the Rebellion, serving from Aug. 17, 1862, to Aug. 24, 1865; wounded in the battle Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1864. Studied law after the war and was admitted to the bar, 1875; local attorney for Chicago, St. Paul, Minne- apolis & Omaha Ry., for 20 years and for Chicago & Northwestern Ry., 10 years. District judge, Nov., 1898. Presi- dent of the National Citizens' Bank of Mankato. Ex-president Mankato School Board. Married at Mankato, Minn., 1892, to Miss Lulu Murphy.
Address: Mankato, Minn.
CRESSY, Franklin Judson, physi- cian; born at Greenfield, Mass., July 5, 1849; son of Francis and Lovina (Churchil) Cressy; educated in grammar and high schools, Rochester, Minn .; Medical Department, University of Michigan, 1876; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Keokuk, Ia., graduating, degree of M.D., 1877; post graduate work, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill., 1884 .- 85. Has been engaged in prac- tice of medicine since Feb., 1877. Local surgeon Great Northern Ry .; coroner Yellow Medicine Co .; was city health officer for 8 years. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associa- tion, Camp Release Medical Society. Director Yellow Medicine Co. Bank. Re- publican. Member Masonic order. Mar- ried at Howard Lake, Minn., 1878, to Miss Fannie M. Taylor. Address: Gran- ite Falls. Minn.
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CREWE, John Eginton, physician; born in Hoboken, N. J., July 22, 1872; early education in common schools at Grand Forks, N. D., and University of N. Dakota; medical education at Uni- versity of Minnesota. Served 16 months as interne at Minneapolis City Hospi- tal, 1897; removed to Rochester, 1902; president Board of Health, Rochester. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, Southern Minne- sota Medical Association, Olmsted
County Medical
and Surgical Society; vice president Minnesota Anti-Tubercu- losis League. Mason. Married at Rochester, Minn., Oct. 19, 1898, Elsie van Campen. Club: Surgeons', of Roch- ester (secretary and treasurer). Recrea- tion: Collecting fungi. Address: Roch- ester, Minn.
CROCKER, Augustus Luther, real es- tate; born at Faris, Me., May 4, 1850; graduate Bowdoin College; married at Princeton, Me., Jan. 3, 1883, to Miss Clara Peabody. Engaged in construction and management of steel works, 1877- 80; came to Minneapolis, 1880; now senior member firm of Crocker & Crow- ell. Was originator and first secretary of the Business Men's Union, 1890; president Board of Trade, 1893-97; first president Northwestern Business Fed- eration, 1895; chairman executive com- mittee International Deep Water Ways Association, 1895, Recreations: Boating and fishing. Address: 2517 Blaisdel Av., Minneapolis.
CROMB, John, banker; born in Scot- land, Feb. 27, 1843; educated in Scot- land. Came to America, June, 1869, and located in Minnesota; appointed by Gov. Austin as chairman board of county commissioners to organize Becker Co., 1871; was auditor of the county, 1873-84; register U. S. land office. at Crookston, 1881-85; has been engaged in banking at Crookston since Nov. 4, 1881. President Merchants' National Bank. Republican. Member Masonic order, B. P. O. E. Address: Crookston, Minn.
CROOKS, John Stearns, lawyer; born at Detroit, Mich., July 10, 1876; son of Samuel Stearns and Amelia M. (Coryell) Crooks; removed with family, from De- troit to St. Paul, 1883; educated in St. Paul public schools and studied law in the offices of Kueffner Fauntleroy and later with Clapp & Macartney; grad- uated from Law Department, University of Minnesota, 1898. Member Ramsey County Bar Association. Presbyterian. Married. 1899, to Grace W. White of St. Paul. Club: St. Paul Commercial. Recreations : Boating and outdoor ath- letics. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 654 Laurel Av., St. Paul.
CROSBY, Francis M., jurist; born at Wilmington, Vt., Nov. 13, 1830; son of Eliel and Thankful (Allen) Crosby; educated in common schools and acad-
emy; married at Cherry Valley, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1872, Miss Helen S. Bates. Member Vermont Legislature, 1855-6; located at Hastings, Minn., 1858; elected judge of probate, Dakota Co., 1860, and has been judge of the 1st judicial dis- trict since 1872. Republican. Address: Hastings, Minn.
CROSBY, George Howard, general mining; born at Hastings, Minn., July 24, 1865; son of Charles Whitmarsh and Almira G. (Smith) Crosby; educated in common and parish schools, Hastings. Began active career as clerk in art store, continuing, 1887-89; engaged in art business, 1890-91; identified with real estate and mining, 1891-1905; has been engaged in general mining enter- prises, since 1905. President Globe In- vestment Co., Charlotte Mining Co .; vice president Zeno Iron Co .; secretary and treasurer, Sullivan Copper Development Co .; general manager Copper Queen Min- ing & Smelting Co. Also holds office of Imperial Good Samaritan Modern
Samaritans. Member Modern Samari- tans, Knights of Maccabees, B. P. O. E., Modern Woodmen, Royal League. Mar- ried at Duluth, 1899, to Miss Charlotte V. Stultz. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Com- mercial, Northland Country, Duluth
Yacht, Duluth Boat, Duluth Curling. Recreations: Outdoor exercises. Office: Lonsdale Bldg. Residence: 2029 E. Su- perior St., Duluth.
CROSBY, John Abbott, physician; born at New Buffalo, Mich., Dec. 10, 1854; son of Hale E. and Mary (Cham- berlain) Crosby; educated in public schools, Olivet College, degree of B.S., 1878, Harvard Medical College, degree of M.D., 1882; married at Big Rapids, Mich., June 25, 1884, to Adelaide R. Upton. Came to Minnesota, 1883, and began practice of medicine at Minne- apolis. Independent in politics. Con-
gregationalist. Member Hennepin County Medical Society, Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Office and residence: 3018 Lyndale Av., S., Minneapolis.
CROSBY, Oliver, president American Hoist and Derrick Co .; born at Dexter, Me., Jan. 29, 1856; son of Hon. Josiah and Mary B. (Foss) Crosby; graduated as mechanical engineer from University of Maine; married at St. Paul, Minn., 1878, to Miss Elizabeth I. Wood. Began business, 1882, with small machine shop at 459 Robert Street, with four men; had blacksmith shop, foundry and ma- chine shop in 1886, when he moved shops to West. St. Paul and built the Crosby Block, on S. Robert St. Built large lo- comotive crane for Mare Island Navy Yard, 1895; contracted, 1897, for U. S. mortar carriages for Ordnance Depart- ment, and increased size of plant. In- ventor and patentee of the Crosby Wire Rope Clip, the American Log Loader,
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American Railroad Ditcher, American Locomotive Crane and many minor de- vices connected with engine and derrick business-twenty patents in all; em- ploys 550 men and has trade in every State of Union; in South America, Nor- way, Japan, Hawaii, Porto Rico, etc. President American Hoist and Derrick Co., West Side Power, Heat and Light Co., Los Angeles Land and Water Co. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. Recreations: Gardening, Automobiling and working with tools. Clubs: Minne- sota, Commercial. Town and Country. Office: 63 S. Robert St. Residence: 804 Lincoln Av., St. Paul.
CROSBY, Wilson Gardner, lawyer; born at Edgartown, Mass., Jan. 16, 1861; son of Shipley Wilson and Elizabeth (Coffin) Crosby; graduate Brown Uni- versity, degree of A.B., 1883; student at Harvard Law School, 1887-1889; mar- ried, 1st, 1890, Mary Eleanor Jackson (died, 1891); 2nd, at Washington, D. C., 1898, to Miss La Burtte Shepard. Was admitted to the bar, 1889, and has prac- ticed in Duluth since. Attorney for Du- luth Board of Education since 1898, and for St. Louis County, in civil matters, 1901-07. Member Minnesota State and American Bar associations. Scottish Rite Mason. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Northland Country, Commercial. Office: 604 Ist National Bank Bldg. Residence: 2107 E. 1st Street, Duluth.
CROSS, Willard Bergen, wholesale dry goods; born at Batavia, N. Y., May 20, 1861; son of Willard Nelson and Francis A. (Bergen) Cross; educated at high school, Auburn, N. Y. Came to the Upper Lakes country, 1882; began active career at Marquette, Mich., as bookkeeper for C. H. Call & Co., wholesale hard- ware, continuing 5 years; was treasurer Iron Bay Co., manufacturers of iron machinery, which moved plant from Marquette to Duluth in 1890; one of in- corporators of Sagar Drug Co. (whole- sale), and secretary of the company until 1900; began as secretary with F. A. Patrick & Co .; wholesale dry goods, in 1900 (organized and incorporated same year) of which has been treasurer since Aug. 7, 1906. Director Cumberland Cranberry Co., F. A. Patrick Building Co. Member N. Y. N. G., at Auburn, N. Y .; city treasurer Marquette, Mich., 1885. Club: Commercial. Office: 5th Av., W. and Commerce St. Residence: 218 5th Av., E., Duluth.
CROWE, John, physician and surgeon; born at Peterboro, Ont., Can., Nov. 17, 1868; son of Charles and Margaret Jane (Hall) Crowe; educated at Peterboro Collegiate Institute, Peterboro, Ont., Can., and University of Michigan. Has been engaged in practice of medicine since June 21, 1901. Married at Salem, Ind., Oct. 26, 1904, to Miss Elizabeth Belle Tucker. Health officer, Virginia,
Minn., 1903-05; deputy coroner St. Louis Co., since 1904. Surgeon
New York State Steele Co., Mayas Iron Co. Mem- ber American and Minnesota State Medi- cal associations, St. Louis County Medi- cal Society. Medical examiner Modern Woodmen of America, Royal League, Modern Samaritans, Ladies of the Mac- cabees, etc. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Virginia, Algonquin (Hibbing). Address: Virginia, Minn.
CROWLEY, John P., secretary and treasurer St. Paul Gas Light Co .; born Mendota, Minn., Jan. 13, 1862; son of Philip and Catherine (O'Shaughnessy) Crowley; attended public schools of Mendota and West St. Paul, Minn .; took course of instruction under father and mother, who were both teachers (father was county superintendent of schools of Dakota County, Minn., for 8 years) ; also completed course in Faddis Com- mercial College; married, St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 21, 1905, Mary E. Grathwol. Served apprenticeship as job printer with Ramalay & Cunningham, 1876-80; compositor on St. Paul Dispatch, 1880; assistant bookkeeper, 1880-83, chief bookkeeper, 1883-86, to Breuer & Rhodes and Rhodes & Morton, wholesale iron and heavy hardware; bookkeeper and cashier, 1887-98, secretary since April, 1898, treasurer since Oct., 1900, of Edi- son Electric Light and Power Co., of St. Paul; appointed chief clerk, Oct. 1, 1898, secretary since Jan. 16, 1899, and treasurer since April 19, 1900, of St. Paul Gas Light Co. Member American Gas Institute. Club: Commercial. Office: N. W. Cor. 6th and Jackson Sts. Residence: 921 Goodrich Av., St. Paul, Minn.
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