Biography

12/01/1786 - 02/10/1875

Walter Craig (W17) Washington County 1843 (W23) Washington County 1844-1845

Early Life: 

Walter Craig born on December 1, 1786, Ulster, Ireland; son of Walter and Jane McCleon Craig; settled in Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; surveyor; veteran, War of 1812; elected, Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1818-1819; member, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate 1843-1845; married, Elizabeth Fordyce Craig, children, Jane, Elizabeth, David, John, Henry, Walter and three others died in infancy; died, February 10, 1875, at the house of his daughter, State of Indiana, whither he had gone on a visit; interment Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, Cross Creek Church, 1828, elected, ordained, and installed as a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church of Cross Creek, Pennsylvania, 1831.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1818-1819.  

Member, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838.

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Washington County, 1843.  

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 23rd district, Washington County, 1844-1845.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:   

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Crumrine, Boyd; Franklin Ellis; and Austin N Hungerford. History of Washington County, Pennsylvania: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Apollo, Pennsylvania: L. H. Everts & Co.; Closson Press, 1882; 1984). History of Washington County, PA Cross Creek Twp., p. 721. Person:Walter Craig (2) - Genealogy (werelate.org)

The Star and Enterprise (Newville, Pennsylvania) Tuesday February 23, 1875, Page 4

Walter Craig (1786-1875) - Find a Grave Memorial