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George Washington McCrary
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit · 1879
George Washington McCrary , Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.
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Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1857, 1858-1861, 1862-1869; State representative, Iowa, 1857; State senator, Iowa, 1861-1865; U.S. representative from Iowa, 1869-1877; Secretary of War, 1877-1879; Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1884-1890; General counsel, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1884-1890
Biography
George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.
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