Jeremiah Crabb was born in the Province of Maryland in 1760, the son of Henry Wright Crabb. He served in the American Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on December 15, 1777. General George Washington noted Lieutenant Crabb's service and recommended his promotion to general. Crabb served until April 1, 1778. He resigned on that day because of ill health occasioned by the winter hardships endured at Valley Forge.
Crabb was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1795, until his resignation after June 1, 1796. He returned to his home near Rockville, Maryland, and died there in 1800. He was buried in the family burial site in Derwood.
General Crabb was married to Elizabeth Ridgely Griffith (1764–1828).
jeremiah, crabb, 1760, february, 1800, united, states, representative, from, maryland, member, house, representatives, from, maryland, districtin, office, march, 1795, june, 1796preceded, bybenjamin, edwardssucceeded, bywilliam, craikpersonal, detailsborn1760,. Jeremiah Crabb 1760 February 19 1800 was a United States representative from Maryland Jeremiah CrabbMember of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1795 June 1 1796Preceded byBenjamin EdwardsSucceeded byWilliam CraikPersonal detailsBorn1760 1760 Frederick County Province of Maryland British AmericaDiedFebruary 19 1800 1800 02 19 aged 39 40 Derwood Maryland U S Political partyFederalistSpouseElizabeth Ridgely GriffithParentHenry Wright CrabbMilitary serviceAllegiance MarylandBranch service1st Maryland RegimentYears of service1776 1778RankGeneralBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary War Jeremiah Crabb was born in the Province of Maryland in 1760 the son of Henry Wright Crabb He served in the American Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment He was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on December 15 1777 General George Washington noted Lieutenant Crabb s service and recommended his promotion to general Crabb served until April 1 1778 He resigned on that day because of ill health occasioned by the winter hardships endured at Valley Forge In 1794 Crabb was a Brigadier General of the Maryland Militia Crabb served with General Harry Lee in Pennsylvania during the Whiskey Rebellion Crabb was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and served from March 4 1795 until his resignation after June 1 1796 He returned to his home near Rockville Maryland and died there in 1800 He was buried in the family burial site in Derwood General Crabb was married to Elizabeth Ridgely Griffith 1764 1828 References editUnited States Congress Jeremiah Crabb id C000848 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byBenjamin Edwards Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 3rd congressional district1795 1796 Succeeded byWilliam Craik nbsp This article about a Maryland politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeremiah Crabb amp oldid 1097020130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
