Miles Crowley

Miles Crowley
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's10thdistrict
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Walter Gresham
Succeeded by	Robert B. Hawley
Member of theTexas Senate
In office 1893–1894
Member of theTexas House of Representatives
In office 1892
Personal details
Born	(1859-02-22)February 22, 1859 Boston,Massachusetts,U.S.
Died	September 22, 1921(1921-09-22)(aged 62) Galveston County, Texas,U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, lawyer, judge

Miles Crowley(February 22, 1859 – September 22, 1921) was aU.S. RepresentativefromTexas.

Born inBoston, Massachusetts,Crowley attended the common schools. He was employed as a longshoreman, moving toGalveston, Texas,in the 1870s. He served as assistant chief of the Galveston Fire Department, and studied law to gainadmission to the barin 1892, thereafter commencing practice. He served as member of theTexas House of Representativesin 1892, and in theTexas Senatein 1893 and 1894.

Crowley was elected as aDemocratto theFifty-fourthCongress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1896, instead resuming the practice of law in Galveston. He served as prosecuting attorney of Galveston County from 1904 to 1912. In 1920, Crowley was elected judge of Galveston County Court, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death there the following year. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress."Miles Crowley (id: C000944)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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