Alanson Crossman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Washtenaw County district | |
| In office November 2, 1835 – December 31, 1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Died | 1853 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alanson Crossman (unknown – 1853) was an American blacksmith and politician who served in the first two sessions of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Biography
Alanson Crossman was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and was educated in Montpelier, Vermont.[1]
He left St. Johnsbury on October 3, 1831, in the company of Henry Little and his family; the party arrived in Galesburg, Michigan, that November 5.[2] Crossman settled in the town of Dexter, working as a blacksmith.[1]
He was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives for its first session after the adoption of the state constitution in 1835, and re-elected to another term in 1835.[1]
He died in 1853.[1]
Family
Crossman married Evelina Bailey Ewen, and they had at least one daughter, Jerusha Phelps Crossman.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Bingham 1888, p. 208.
- ↑ Burton 1910, p. 130.
- ↑ Boltwood 1878, p. 140.
References
- Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved 2018-11-19
- Boltwood, Lucius M. (1878), History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Lockwood, Brainard, ISBN 978-5-87495-958-6, retrieved 2018-11-19
- Burton, M. Agnes, ed. (1910), "Henry Little", Michigan Historical Collections (2nd ed.), Lansing, Michigan: Wynloop Hallenbeck Crawford, vol. 17, pp. 129–131, retrieved 2018-11-19