John Hervey Crozier

John Hervey Crozier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byJulius W. Blackwell
Succeeded byJosiah M. Anderson
Personal details
Born(1812-02-10)February 10, 1812
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
DiedOctober 25, 1889(1889-10-25) (aged 77)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Political partyWhig
SpouseMary Williams
ChildrenEtheldred Crozier
Cornelia Crozier
John Crozier, Jr.
James Crozier
Lizzie Crozier French
Lucy Crozier
Mary Crozier
Anna Crozier
Alma materEast Tennessee College
OccupationAttorney

John Hervey Crozier (February 10, 1812 – October 25, 1889) was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century. Described as "an orator of uncommon brilliancy"[1] and "one of the brainiest men ever sent by Tennessee to congress,"[2] Crozier represented Tennessee's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849. While originally a member of the Whig Party, Crozier switched his allegiance to the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Crozier retired from public life after the war, and spent his remaining years engaged in scholarly pursuits.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference neely was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Funeral of Miss Cornelia Crozier. Newspaper clipping on file at the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. Retrieved: 24 July 2010.
  3. ^ East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: The Society, 1972), pp. 403-405.