Joseph B. Crowley

Joseph Burns Crowley (July 19, 1858 – June 25, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Joseph B. Crowley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 23rd district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Frank S. Dickson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	Andrew J. Hunter
Succeeded by	Vespasian Warner
Personal details
Born	July 19, 1858 Coshocton, Ohio
Died	June 25, 1931 (aged 72) Robinson, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Born in Coshocton, Ohio, Crowley moved with his parents to a farm near St. Marie, Jasper County, Illinois, in 1860, and to Robinson, Illinois, in 1872. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits 1876-1880. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in May 1883; he began practice at Robinson, Illinois. He served as president of the Robinson city school board 1884-1888, and as master in chancery 1886-1890.

Crowley was elected judge of Crawford County in November 1886, and reelected in 1890. He was appointed United States special Treasury agent in charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska in April 1893, and served until his resignation in April 1898. Crowley was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904 and resumed the practice of law in Robinson, Illinois. He served as State's attorney of Crawford County 1912-1916.

He died in Robinson, Illinois, June 25, 1931, and was interred in the old Robinson Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Joseph B. Crowley (id: C000943)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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