Alanson Crossman

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Alanson Crossman
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives
from the Washtenaw County district
In office
November 2, 1835 December 31, 1837
Personal details
Born St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Died1853
Political party Democratic

Alanson Crossman (unknown – 1853) was an American blacksmith and politician who served in the first two sessions of the Michigan House of Representatives.

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Biography

Alanson Crossman was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and was educated in Montpelier, Vermont. [1]

He left St. Johnsbury on October 3, 1831, in the company of Henry Little and his family; the party arrived in Galesburg, Michigan, that November 5. [2] Crossman settled in the town of Dexter, working as a blacksmith. [1]

He was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives for its first session after the adoption of the state constitution in 1835, and re-elected to another term in 1835. [1]

He died in 1853. [1]

Family

Crossman married Evelina Bailey Ewen, and they had at least one daughter, Jerusha Phelps Crossman. [3]

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