Andrew Wright Crawford

Background

Crawford, Andrew Wright was born on December 24, 1873 in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Y. and Violetta Virginia (Wright) Crawford.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1893, Bachelor of Laws, 1897. Student civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1893-1894, Columbia Law School, New York, 1894-1896.

Career

Assistant city solicitor, Philadelphia, 1906-1911. Professor of law of real property, of landlord and tenant, of negotiable instruments and sales, Law Department, Temple University, 1908-1923. Secretary City Parks Association of Philadelphia, 1900.

Trustee Fairmont Park Association, 1903-1922.

Secretary, since 1922. Editor city planning section of Public Ledger, 1913.

Member Executive Committee National Conference on City Planning, 1910-1925. Secretary Art Jury of Philadelphia, since 1911.

Director National Housing Association, since 1913, American Federation of Arts, since 1915.

Field secretary American Civic Association, 1918-1920.

Achievements

• Andrew Wright Crawford has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive

Connections

Married Clotilde Florance Cohen, April.

Father:

John Y. Crawford

Mother:

Violetta Virginia (Wright) Crawford

Spouse:

Clotilde Florance Cohen