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Philip S. Crooke

The Civil Rights Act of 1875

(March 2, 1810 — March 17, 1881) Philip Schuyler Crooke was an American politician and lawyer. Crooke was born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1810, where he later graduated from the Duchess Academy of Poughkeepsie. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1831. Crooke was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852, but was elected to the general assembly as a Republican in the 1860’s. Crooke served in the National Guard for the State of New York for forty years and commanded the Fifth Brigade during the Civil War. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1873 to 1875. After serving in Congress, Crooke continued to practice law in New York until his death in 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000927]

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