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(October 13, 1827 — October 2, 1895) Crozier was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Robert Crozier was born in Ohio and lived there until he moved to Kansas in 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. After settling in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1856, Crozier established the Leavenworth Daily Times while practicing law. He served as a member of the Territorial Council from 1857 to 1858, and he was appointed by President Lincoln as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas. After resigning as U. S. Attorney, he served as the Chief Justice to the Kansas Supreme Court (1864-1867). Crozier was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate after Alexander Caldwell resigned. He served in Congress from November 24, 1873 to February 12, 1874. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000952]
Member of Kansas Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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