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American politician
Charles Robert Crisp
(October 19, 1870 ? February 7, 1937) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Georgia
, son of
Charles Frederick Crisp
.
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Born in
Ellaville, Georgia
, Crisp attended the public schools of
Americus, Georgia
.
He served as clerk in the Interior Department,
Washington, D.C.
from 1889 to 1891.
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives 1891-1895.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar
in 1895 and commenced practice in
Americus, Georgia
.
Crisp was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Fifty-fourth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Charles F. Crisp, and served from December 19, 1896, to March 3, 1897.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.
He resumed the practice of law in
Americus, Georgia
.
He served as judge of the city court of Americus 1900-1912.
Again parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in the
Sixty-second
Congress.
Parliamentarian of the Democratic National Convention in 1912.
Crisp was elected to the
Sixty-third
and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until October 7, 1932, when he resigned to become a member of the United States Tariff Commission, in which capacity he served until December 30, 1932.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for
United States Senator
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
William J. Harris
.
He served as member of the American World War Debt Funding Commission.
He resumed the practice of his chosen profession in
Washington, D.C.
He died in
Americus, Georgia
, February 7, 1937.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress