George Washington McCrary

Judge George Washington McCrary

Personal

Birthday:

8/29/1835

Birthplace:

near Evansville, IN

Date of Death:

6/23/1890

Place of Death:

St. Joseph, MO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1857, 1858-1861, 1862-1869
State representative, Iowa, 1857
State senator, Iowa, 1861-1865
U.S. representative from Iowa, 1869-1877
Secretary of War, 1877-1879
Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1884-1890
General counsel, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1884-1890

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1856

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/09/1879

Termination Date:

03/18/1884

Termination Reason:

Resignation