Terrell Croft

{{short description|American electrical engineer}}

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Terrell Croft (1880–1967) was an American engineer and author of technical books on electrical and mechanical subjects, most or all of which were published by McGraw-Hill. Titles include Wiring of Finished Buildings (1915), Electrical Machinery; Principles, Operations, and Management (1917), and Steam Engine Principles and Practice (1922).{{cite web | access-date=2019-09-14 | url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=Terrell+Croft | title=LC Catalog – Keyword Search – Terrell Croft | website=catalog.loc.gov}}

Between 1913 and 1924, Croft appears to have resided in University City, Missouri.Croft, Terrell: "Wiring for Light and Power", preface. McGraw-Hill, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1924

He was a consulting engineer, operating his own firm, Terrell Croft Engineering Company. He was a member of ASME, AIEE, ASTM, and ASHVE.Croft, Terrell: "American Electricians' Handbook", title page. McGraw-Hill, 1913, 1921, 1932, 1936

Croft's most successful book is the American Electricians' Handbook (1913). This book is still in print, in its sixteenth edition (2013), by McGraw-Hill. The 16th edition is edited by Wilford I. Summers and Ferederic P. Hartwell. Croft's name still appears on the cover, and several illustrations from the first edition are retained.{{cite book|last1=Croft|first1=Terrell|last2=Summers|first2=Wilford|last3=Hartwell|first3=Frederic|title=American Electricians' Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y-vq2G1lHUMC|year=2008|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|isbn=978-0-07-164258-3}}

CIRCA 1930, Mr. Croft went into semi-retirement in Mexico City, Mexico, founding a small bookbindery managed with the assistance of his second Spouse, Jane. He died there in 1967.