George G. Crocker Explained

George Glover Crocker
Birth Date:15 December 1843
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Death Place:Cohasset, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Occupation:Lawyer
Children:Courtenay Crocker, Margaret Crocker, Lyneham Crocker, Muriel Crocker
Office:Chairman of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Term Start:February 1887
Term End:January 1892
Office2:Member of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Term Start2:February 1887
Term End2:January 1892
Term Start3:1883
Term End3:1883
Successor3:George A. Bruce
Term Start4:1880
Term End4:1883
Term Start5:1873
Term End5:1874
Alma Mater:Boston Latin School, 1860; Harvard College, 1864; Harvard Law School, 1866
Spouse:Annie Bliss Keep; m. June 19, 1875
Signature:Signature of George Glover Crocker (1843–1913).png

George Glover Crocker (1843–1913) was an American politician and attorney in Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts Senate, later becoming president of the Senate.[1] He was a member of the Republican Party.

Early life

Crocker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1843 to Uriel Crocker and Sarah Kidder (Haskell) Crocker. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Career

Crocker was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Suffolk County on July 3, 1867. A member of the Republican Party, Crocker was later elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1874. He was later elected to the Massachusetts Senate, serving from 1880 to 1883, and was president of the Senate in 1883. He later became a member and chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners.

Death and legacy

He died at his summer home in Cohasset on May 26, 1913, aged 69.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Transit Board Chairman Dead . The Boston Globe . May 27, 1913 . 1 . 2019-06-27 .