George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.
George Washington McCrary
Born 1835 in near Evansville, IN
Died 1890 in St. Joseph, MO
FJC ID: 1536
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri1884–1890
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, Kansas City, MissouriGeneral counsel · 1884–1890
- Secretary of War1877–1879
- U.S. representative from Iowa1869–1877
- Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa1856–1857, 1858–1861, 1862–1869
- IowaState senator · 1861–1865
- IowaState representative · 1857
Appointments
1879–1884 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- Read law1856