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27 july 1872 william charles crawford peter crawford sarah macintosh crawford anna elizabeth crawford 22 december 1798 july 3 , 1843 23 , 1850 november 3 , 1847 march college sciences of new jersey franklin college of arts and augusta , georgia , u.s. 220px united states secretary of war lawyer , politician jabez y. jackson 21st 38th governor of georgia march 7 , 1843 8 , 1849 november 8 , 1843 january mary ann mcintosh crawford georgewcrawford.jpg george w. crawford portrait of george w. crawford edward a. haralson john b. lamar john h. lumpkin john millen j. william h. stiles black howell cobb mark a. cooper hugh william l. marcy charles j. mcdonald columbia county , georgia , u.s. zachary taylor whig peter crawford mary ann crawford georgia at-large charles m. conrad george w. towns george w. crawford
 george walker crawford
george w. crawford

george walker crawford -lrb- december 22 , 1798 -- july 27 , 1872 -rrb- was a licensed attorney turned politician from columbia county , georgia .
crawford was appointed attorney general for the state in 1827 , by governor john forsyth , serving in that capacity until 1831 .
crawford also served five years in the general assembly 's lower house as a representative of richmond county on a platform of state 's rights .
george crawford served in the u.s. house of representatives , filling the seat vacated by richard w. habersham who died while in office .
crawford was elected georgia 's 38th governor -- serving two terms from 1843 -- 47 .
he became the only whig party candidate in state history to occupy the governor 's mansion .
crawford also served as united states secretary of war from 1849 -- 50 .
crawford 's time in president zachary taylor 's cabinet was marred by speculation regarding a probate claim he settled for george galphin 's heirs .
crawford received a gratuity of `` substantial remuneration '' for his services ' crawford 's political adversaries framed it , as the `` galphin affair '' -- marking the end of crawford 's political aspirations .
when president taylor unexpectedly died while in office , crawford resigned his position as secretary of war and entered political retirement .
in 1861 , however , crawford was elected a delegate from richmond county to the state 's secession convention which brought him out of retirement to answer the call of his constituents .
by the convention 's first order of business , crawford was elected `` permanent president of the convention '' by which he presided over georgia 's decision to secede from the union .
