Edwin L. Crawford
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Edwin L. Crawford (April 10, 1925 – September, 27 1993) was a 20th Century American politician, most notable for having served as Broome County, New York's first county executive.[1]
Crawford was born in Broome County and served in the 17th Airborne Division in Europe during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Cornell University and Cornell Law School and practiced law from 1950 to 1977.
He was elected the first county executive of Broome County in 1968. After retiring from politics, he served as executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.
Crawford died of prostate cancer in 1993. The Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building in downtown Binghamton is named after him.
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- ^ Edwin Crawford, 68; Ran Counties Group, The New York Times, October 1, 1993, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD91F38F932A35753C1A965958260>. Retrieved on 31 May 2008
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Broome County, New York Executive 1968 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Carl S. Young |
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Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties 1977 – 1993 |
Succeeded by ' |
