Edwin L. Crawford (April 10, 1925 – September 27, 1993) was an American politician, most notable for having served as Broome County, New York's first county executive, and was "a leader in efforts to modernize county governments through the United States."[1]
Biographyedit
Crawford was born in Broome County and served in the 17th Airborne Division in Europe during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Cornell University and Cornell Law School and practiced law from 1950 to 1977.[2]
He was appointed the first county executive of Broome County in 1968[3] and left office in 1976.[4] After retiring from politics, he served as executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.
Crawford died of prostate cancer in 1993.[5] The Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building in downtown Binghamton is named after him[6][7] as is a memorial lecture at Albany Law School.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Edwin Crawford, 68; Ran Counties Group", The New York Times (published October 1, 1993), October 1993, retrieved 2008-05-31
Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties 1977 – 1993
Succeeded by
John R. Zagame
April 11, 2024
edwin, crawford, april, 1925, september, 1993, american, politician, most, notable, having, served, broome, county, york, first, county, executive, leader, efforts, modernize, county, governments, through, united, states, biography, editcrawford, born, broome,. Edwin L Crawford April 10 1925 September 27 1993 was an American politician most notable for having served as Broome County New York s first county executive and was a leader in efforts to modernize county governments through the United States 1 Biography editCrawford was born in Broome County and served in the 17th Airborne Division in Europe during World War II After the war he graduated from Cornell University and Cornell Law School and practiced law from 1950 to 1977 2 He was appointed the first county executive of Broome County in 1968 3 and left office in 1976 4 After retiring from politics he served as executive director of the New York State Association of Counties Crawford died of prostate cancer in 1993 5 The Edwin L Crawford County Office Building in downtown Binghamton is named after him 6 7 as is a memorial lecture at Albany Law School 8 References edit Edwin Crawford 68 Ran Counties Group The New York Times published October 1 1993 October 1993 retrieved 2008 05 31 Broome honors first county executive Press amp Sun Bulletin Binghamton New York 2015 11 11 GOP picks Crawford to be first Executive Binghamton New York The Evening Press December 10 1968 p 1A BROOME COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING HONORS FIRST EXECUTIVE Spectrum News Syracuse New York 2015 11 10 Edwin Crawford 68 Ran Counties Group The New York Times October 11 1993 Retrieved December 13 2023 New sign honors Broome s first county executive WNBF Binghamton New York 2015 10 21 New Sign on County Office Building gobroomecounty com Broome County New York Archived from the original on 2018 03 04 Retrieved 2018 03 03 The Edwin L Crawford Memorial Lecture on Municipal Law albanylaw edu Albany Law School Archived from the original on 2018 03 04 Retrieved 2018 03 03 Political officesNew office Broome County New York Executive1968 1975 Succeeded byDonald L McManusNon profit organization positionsPreceded by Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties1977 1993 Succeeded byJohn R Zagame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edwin L Crawford amp oldid 1210616782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
