Henry Howland CRAPO

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, living with parents in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
• Occupation: 1880; At college

Family/Spouse: Carolina Marie DeCarmen CALDWELL. Carolina was born in 1863; died in 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
• Census: 1880, living in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
• Occupation: 1880; lawyer, member of commerce

Notes:

From Find A Grave:
US Congressman. The surname is pronounced with a long "a" sound (Craypo). The son of Michigan Civil War era Governor Henry H. Crapo, he graduated from Yale in 1852, studied law and became an attorney in 1855. He was New Bedford's City Solicitor from 1855 to 1867, and served in the Massachusetts House in 1857. In 1875 Crapo was elected to a partial term in the US House Of Representatives as a Republican, filling the vacancy caused by James Buffinton's death. He was re-elected to three full terms and served from November 1875 to march 1883. Crapo did not run for re-election in 1882, returning to his law practice and becoming active in several New Bedford Banks and businesses. He also served as a member of the Republican National Committee.

William married Sarah Davis TAPPAN on 22 Jan 1857 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 06 Oct 1831 in Newburyport, Massachusetts; died on 13 Dec 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of George C. Tappan and Serena Davis
• Census: 1880, living with husband in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts