Crary was born in Preston, Connecticut, where he attended the public schools and graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, in its first class in 1827.[2] He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Hartford. During this time he was also assistant editor of the New England Weekly Review. He moved to Marshall, Michigan, in 1833.
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Crary was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1835 and upon the admission of Michigan as a state into the Union, he was elected on October 5 and 6, 1835, as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress.[3] Due to Michigan's dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip (see the Toledo War), Congress refused to accept his credentials and he was seated as a delegate until Congress admitted Michigan as a state of the Union on January 26, 1837. He was re-elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, and served until March 3, 1841.
In 1840, during the William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign, on February 14, 1840, as the House of Representatives debated funding for the Cumberland Road, Crary essayed an attack on Harrison's record as an Indian fighter, deeming him a bogus hero. Crary sat down to applause from his fellow Democrats. The next day, Ohio's Thomas Corwin, known as a humorist, rose in the House, and depicted Crary, a militia general in his home state, having to deal with the terrors of the militia's parade day, until afterwards, safe with the survivors, "your general unsheathes his trenchant blade... and with an energy and remorseless fury he slices the watermelons that lie in heaps around him."[4] According to longtime Washington journalist Benjamin Perley Poore, Corwin's response to Crary was "one of the most wonderful speeches ever delivered at Washington," leaving the House "convulsed with laughter" at Crary's expense.[5] As word of Corwin's speech reached newspapers in February and March, there was much amusement across the nation; Crary failed to be renominated to Congress.[6]
He served as regent of the University of Michigan from 1837 to 1844, and with John D. Pierce wrote the education article of the 1835 constitution.[7] Crary was appointed a member of the State board of education from 1820 to 1852. Crary and Pierce planned Michigan's public school system and established a separate department of education run by a superintendent, introducing uniform schooling in Michigan.[8]
He was editor of the Marshall Expounder for several years and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1842 to 1846, serving as speaker of the house in 1846.
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Crary died in Marshall, Michigan and is interred at Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall.
^Willis F. Dunbar and George S. May, Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State (Grand Rapids: Eerdman's 1995), p. 282.
^"Isaac Crary and John Pierce / State School System". michmarkers.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
^"Crary Elementary School, Detroit, MI - DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".
^"Isaac e. Crary Middle School in Waterford, Michigan (MI) - Test Results, Rating, Ranking, Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Teachers, Students, and Report Card".
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Isaac Edwin Crary October 2 1804 May 8 1854 was an American lawyer and politician He was the first elected U S Representative from the state of Michigan 1 He served in the Michigan House of Representatives including as Speaker Isaac E Crary11th Speaker of the Michigan House of RepresentativesIn office 1846 1846Preceded byAlfred H HanscomSucceeded byGeorge Washington PeckMember of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Calhoun districtIn office January 3 1842 May 18 1846Preceded byCharles OlinMember of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s at large districtIn office January 26 1837 March 3 1841Preceded byStatehoodSucceeded byJacob M HowardPersonal detailsBornIsaac Edwin Crary 1804 10 02 October 2 1804Preston ConnecticutDiedMay 8 1854 1854 05 08 aged 49 Marshall MichiganResting placeOakridge Cemetery Marshall MichiganPolitical partyJacksonian Democrats before 1836 Democratic from 1836 Alma materTrinity College Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life editCrary was born in Preston Connecticut where he attended the public schools and graduated from Trinity College Hartford in its first class in 1827 2 He studied law was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford During this time he was also assistant editor of the New England Weekly Review He moved to Marshall Michigan in 1833 Career editCrary was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1835 and upon the admission of Michigan as a state into the Union he was elected on October 5 and 6 1835 as a Jacksonian to the Twenty fourth Congress 3 Due to Michigan s dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip see the Toledo War Congress refused to accept his credentials and he was seated as a delegate until Congress admitted Michigan as a state of the Union on January 26 1837 He was re elected as a Democrat to the Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth Congresses and served until March 3 1841 In 1840 during the William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign on February 14 1840 as the House of Representatives debated funding for the Cumberland Road Crary essayed an attack on Harrison s record as an Indian fighter deeming him a bogus hero Crary sat down to applause from his fellow Democrats The next day Ohio s Thomas Corwin known as a humorist rose in the House and depicted Crary a militia general in his home state having to deal with the terrors of the militia s parade day until afterwards safe with the survivors your general unsheathes his trenchant blade and with an energy and remorseless fury he slices the watermelons that lie in heaps around him 4 According to longtime Washington journalist Benjamin Perley Poore Corwin s response to Crary was one of the most wonderful speeches ever delivered at Washington leaving the House convulsed with laughter at Crary s expense 5 As word of Corwin s speech reached newspapers in February and March there was much amusement across the nation Crary failed to be renominated to Congress 6 He served as regent of the University of Michigan from 1837 to 1844 and with John D Pierce wrote the education article of the 1835 constitution 7 Crary was appointed a member of the State board of education from 1820 to 1852 Crary and Pierce planned Michigan s public school system and established a separate department of education run by a superintendent introducing uniform schooling in Michigan 8 He was editor of the Marshall Expounder for several years and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1842 to 1846 serving as speaker of the house in 1846 Death editCrary died in Marshall Michigan and is interred at Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall Legacy editIsaac E Crary Elementary School in Detroit Michigan 9 and Isaac E Crary Middle School in Waterford Michigan 10 were named in his honor References editGunderson Robert Gray 1957 The Log Cabin Campaign Lexington Kentucky University of Kentucky Press OCLC 964644 Isaac Crary and John Pierce State School System michmarkers com Retrieved October 10 2012 CRARY Isaac Edwin 1804 1854 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved October 10 2012 The Biography of Isaac Edwin Crary History50states com Archived from the original on January 25 2013 Retrieved October 10 2012 Gunderson pp 98 99 Poore Ben Perley Perley s Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Vol 1 p 235 1886 Gunderson pp 99 101 Willis F Dunbar and George S May Michigan A History of the Wolverine State Grand Rapids Eerdman s 1995 p 282 Isaac Crary and John Pierce State School System michmarkers com Retrieved October 10 2012 Crary Elementary School Detroit MI DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Isaac e Crary Middle School in Waterford Michigan MI Test Results Rating Ranking Grades Scores Classes Enrollment Teachers Students and Report Card Further reading editHistoric Michigan land of the Great Lakes its life resources industries people politics government wars institutions achievements the press schools and churches legendary and prehistoric lore Fuller George N ed George Newman 1873 1957 Dayton Ohio National Historical Association 1924 p 350External links editUnited States Congress Isaac E Crary id C000882 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political Graveyard Miochmarkers com Isaac Crary and John Pierce State School System Isaac E Crary at Find a GraveU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byNone Member of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s at large congressional districtJanuary 26 1837 March 3 1841 Succeeded byJacob M Howard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isaac E Crary amp oldid 1192723238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
