E. H. Crump

E. H. Crump
Crump in 1945
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byHubert Fisher
Succeeded byWalter Chandler
Constituency10th district (1931–1933)
9th district (1933–1935)
Mayor of Memphis
In office
1910–1915
Preceded byJames H. Malone
Succeeded byGeorge C. Love
Personal details
Born
Edward Hull Crump

(1874-10-02)October 2, 1874
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1954(1954-10-16) (aged 80)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Edward Hull "Boss" Crump Jr. (October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954) was an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. Representing the Democratic Party, he was the dominant force in the city's politics for most of the first half of the 20th century, during which the city had a commission form of government. He also usually dominated Tennessee politics from the 1920s to the 1940s. He was elected and served as mayor of Memphis from 1910 to 1915 and again briefly in 1940. However, he effectively appointed every mayor who was elected from 1915 to 1954.[citation needed]