Isaac E. Crary
| Isaac E. Crary | |
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| 11th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office 1846–1846 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred H. Hanscom |
| Succeeded by | George Washington Peck |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Calhoun district |
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| In office January 3, 1842 – May 18, 1846 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Olin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's at-large district |
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| In office January 26, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Statehood |
| Succeeded by | Jacob M. Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Edwin Crary October 2, 1804 Preston, Connecticut |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Marshall, Michigan |
| Resting place | Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jacksonian Democrats |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
Isaac Edwin Crary (October 2, 1804 – May 8, 1854) was an American politician. He was the first elected U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan.[1]
Early life
Crary was born in Preston, Connecticut, where he attended the public schools and graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, in its first class in 1827.[2] He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Hartford. During this time he was also assistant editor of the New England Weekly Review. He moved to Marshall, Michigan, in 1833.
Career
Crary was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1835 and upon the admission of Michigan as a state into the Union, he was elected on October 5 and 6, 1835, as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress.[3] Due to Michigan’s dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip (see the Toledo War), Congress refused to accept his credentials and he was seated as a delegate until Congress admitted Michigan as a state of the Union on January 26, 1837. He was re-elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, and served until March 3, 1841.
He served as regent of the University of Michigan from 1837 to 1844, and with John D. Pierce wrote the education article of the 1835 constitution.[4] Crary was appointed a member of the State board of education from 1820 to 1852. Crary and Pierce planned Michigan's public school system and established a separate department of education run by a superintendent, introducing uniform schooling in Michigan.[5]
He was editor of the Marshall Expounder for several years and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1842 to 1846, serving as speaker of the house in 1846.[6]
Death
Crary died in Marshall, Michigan and is interred at Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall.
References
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Further reading
- Historic Michigan, land of the Great Lakes; its life, resources, industries, people, politics, government, wars, institutions, achievements, the press, schools and churches, legendary and prehistoric lore. Fuller, George N. ed. (George Newman), 1873-1957. [Dayton, Ohio] National Historical Association [1924]. p. 350
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- Isaac E. Crary at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
- Miochmarkers.com: Isaac Crary and John Pierce / State School System
- Find A Grave
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United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan 1837– 1841 |
Succeeded by Jacob M. Howard |
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- 1804 births
- 1854 deaths
- Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
- Regents of the University of Michigan
- People from Marshall, Michigan
- People from Preston, Connecticut
- Michigan Jacksonians
- Michigan Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
