Henry Howland Crapo
Born: May 24, 1804
Birthplace: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Father: Jesse Crapo 1781 – 1831
(Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
Mother: Phebe Howland 1785 – 1870
(Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
Wife: Mary Ann Slocum 1805 – 1875
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Children:
Mary Ann Crapo Orrell 1827 – 1903
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
US Congressman William Wallace Crapo 1830 – 1926
(Buried: Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts)
Rebecca Folger Crapo Durant 1833 – 1924
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Rhoda Macomber Crapo Willson 1838 – 1907
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Lucy Anna Crapo Smith 1838 – 1920
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Henrietta Pell Crapo Hyatt 1840 – 1866
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Lydia Sherman Crapo 1843 – 1861
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Emma Eliza Crapo Cristy 1845 – 1897
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
Wilhelmina Crapo Clifford 1849 – 1909
(Buried: Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Self-Taught himself to be a surveyor
Occupation before War:
Land Surveyor in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Land Surveyor in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Auctioneer and Whaling Businessman in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes in New Bedford.
Justice of the Peace in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Alderman for the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts
1858: Moved to Flint Michigan to invest in pinelands
1860 – 1861: Mayor of Flint Michigan
Civil War Career:
Leader in establishing Flint and Holly Railroad
President of Flint and Holly Railroad Company
1863 – 1864: Michigan State Senator
1865 – 1869: Governor of Michigan
1865: Promoted the 13th Amendment as Governor of Michigan
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1869: Governor of Michigan
Twenty legislative bills authorized for Railroad Assistance vetoed
Supporter and Endorsed Radical Reconstruction as Governor.
1869: Left Office on January 6th and retired from public service
Died: July 23, 1869
Place of Death: Flint, Michigan
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan
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