Thomas H. Crawford (Louisville mayor)
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Thomas Howell Crawford was the thirteenth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
from April 2, 1859 to April 4, 1861. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia
. His mother was the first woman to undergo an ovariectomy
, in 1809 in Danville, Kentucky
to remove a tumor.
Crawford was elected to the Board of Aldermen in 1857 as a Know Nothing
and served as president of the board in 1858, and elected mayor in 1859. He was a strong supporter of the North
during the Civil War
. He ran for mayor unsuccessfully in 1863 on the Unionist ticket.
After his term expired he worked as a real estate agent and was also president of the Central Savings Bank of Pewee Valley
until his death. He was one of the first Kentuckians to install gas lights in his home, and died there as a result of an explosion on May 27, 1871. He is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
from April 2, 1859 to April 4, 1861. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,808 people, 8,486 households, and 6,075 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 9,550 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
. His mother was the first woman to undergo an ovariectomy
Oophorectomy
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term has been traditionally used in basic science research describing the surgical removal of ovaries in laboratory animals...
, in 1809 in Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
to remove a tumor.
Crawford was elected to the Board of Aldermen in 1857 as a Know Nothing
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
and served as president of the board in 1858, and elected mayor in 1859. He was a strong supporter of the North
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He ran for mayor unsuccessfully in 1863 on the Unionist ticket.
After his term expired he worked as a real estate agent and was also president of the Central Savings Bank of Pewee Valley
Pewee Valley, Kentucky
Pewee Valley is a city in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,436 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pewee Valley is located at ....
until his death. He was one of the first Kentuckians to install gas lights in his home, and died there as a result of an explosion on May 27, 1871. He is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
See also
- Louisville in the American Civil War