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