| 词条 | Stephen Crosby |
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| name = Stephen Crosby | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1808 | birth_place = South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = August 5, 1869 | death_place = Austin, Texas, U.S. | death_cause = Laudanum overdose | resting_place = Oakwood Cemetery | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = Austin, Texas, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = Politician | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = Democratic Party Know Nothing Party | boards = | religion = | spouse = Eliza Green | children = Charles Adolphus Crosby | parents = | relatives = | box_width = }} Stephen Crosby (1808–1869) was an American politician. He served as the commissioner of the General Land Office for Texas in the 1850s and 1860s. He is the namesake of Crosby County, Texas. Early lifeStephen Crosby was born in 1808 in South Carolina.[1][2][3] CareerCrosby worked on a steamboat on the Alabama River in the 1830s. He moved to Texas in 1840 and joined the Democratic Party.[3] In 1851, he was elected as a commissioner of the General Land Office for Texas. He served in this capacity until 1858.[3] He ran again as a member of the Know Nothing Party, but he lost the election. Nevertheless, he served again as Commissioner as a Democrat until he was dismissed in 1867.[3] Personal lifeCrosby married Eliza Green.[3] They had a son, Charles Adolphus Crosby.[3] They resided in Austin, Texas.[2] DeathCrosby died of laudanum overdose on August 5, 1869 in Austin, Texas.[1][2][3] Crosby County, Texas was named in his honor.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Texas News. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/22726474/?terms=%22Stephen%2BCrosby%22 |newspaper=The Galveston Daily News |location=Galveston, Texas |date=August 10, 1869 |page=2 |via = Newspapers.com|accessdate =January 1, 2016 }} {{Open access}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Texas. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/25535347/?terms=%22Stephen%2BCrosby%22 |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |date=August 21, 1869 |page=3 |via = Newspapers.com|accessdate =January 1, 2016 }} {{Open access}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Charles G.|title=CROSBY, STEPHEN|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr30|website=Handbook of Texas Online|date=June 12, 2010|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=January 1, 2016}} External links
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