William Jackson Crump
{{Short description|Arkansas politician (1865–1957)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William Jackson Crump
| nickname = W. J. Crump
| office = Arkansas House of Representatives for Newton County, Arkansas
| image = W. J. Crump, 1893.jpg
| caption = Crump, 1893
| term_start = 1893
| term_end = 1894
| birth_place = Quincy, Hickory County, Missouri, U.S.
| birth_date = September 22, 1865
| death_date = February 10, 1957
| death_place = Houston, Harris County, Texas, U.S.
| resting_place = Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
| occupation = Politician, lawyer, judge
| party = Democrat
| relations = George J. Crump (uncle),
Thomas Horner Owen (brother in-law)
| children = 4, including Owen Crump
| spouse = {{marriage|Dora Owen|1891|}}
}}
William Jackson Crump (1865–1957) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1893, and represented Newton County, Arkansas. Crump also practiced law in Oklahoma. He also went by the name W. J. Crump. He was a Democrat.
Biography
William Jackson Crump was born on September 22, 1865, in Quincy, Hickory County, Missouri. He attended college in Weaubleau, Missouri. He studied law in Arkansas under his uncle George J. Crump.
He married Dora Owen in 1891, sister of judge Thomas Horner Owen. They had four children. Screenwriter, film director, and producer, Owen Crump was his son."Muskogee Pioneer William J. Crump Dies In Houston". Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat. February 11, 1957. pg.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/137278001/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/137278030/ 2]. – via Newspapers.com.
He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1893 until 1894, and represented Newton County, Arkansas.{{Cite book |last=Daniels |first=Charlie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gz-uJNyBFOEC&dq=w.j.+crump+arkansas+1893&pg=PA655 |title=The Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State 2008 |date=July 1, 2009 |publisher=University of Arkansas Press |isbn=978-0-615-23214-0 |via=Google Books}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ao0AQAAMAAJ&q=crump+arkansas+senate |title=Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arkansas: Twenty-Ninth Session |date=1893 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite web |last=Herndon |first=Dallas Tabor |date=December 22, 1922 |title=Outline of Executive and Legislative History of Arkansas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKVCAAAAIAAJ&dq=w.j.+crump+arkansas+senate+1893&pg=PA134 |publisher=Calvert-McBride printing Company |via=Google Books}}
In 1944, Crump served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, during the time of president Franklin D. Roosevelt and vice president Harry S. Truman.
He died at the age of 91 on February 10, 1957, in Houston, Texas.
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External links
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46803354/william-jackson-crump Findagrave entry]
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Category:People from Newton County, Arkansas
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