Medorem Crawford
Medorem Crawford (June 24, 1819 – December 26, 1891) was an American soldier and politician in what became the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he emigrated to the Oregon Country in 1842 where he participated in the Champoeg Meetings and served in the resulting Provisional Government of Oregon as a legislator. A Republican, he later served in the Oregon House of Representatives after statehood and was appointed to several federal government offices. During the American Civil War he escorted emigrants over the Oregon Trail.
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Place a Holdby Crawford, Medorem, 1819-1891
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Place a HoldJournal of Medorem CrawfordAn account of his trip across the plains with the Oregon pioneers of 1842Bookby Crawford, Medorem, 1819-1891
Published 1897
