George W. McCrary | |
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Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | |
In office December 9, 1879 – March 18, 1884 | |
Appointed by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Preceded by | John Forrest Dillon |
Succeeded by | David Josiah Brewer |
33rd United States Secretary of War | |
In office March 12, 1877 – December 9, 1879 | |
President | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Preceded by | J. Donald Cameron |
Succeeded by | Alexander Ramsey |
Chairman of the House Republican Conference | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
Speaker | Michael C. Kerr (1875–1876) Samuel J. Randall (1876–1877) |
Preceded by | Horace Maynard |
Succeeded by | Eugene Hale |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | James F. Wilson |
Succeeded by | Joseph Champlin Stone |
Personal details | |
Born | George Washington McCrary August 29, 1835 Evansville, Indiana |
Died | June 23, 1890 St. Joseph, Missouri | (aged 54)
Resting place | Oakland Cemetery Keokuk, Iowa |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Read law |
George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.