Background
Crownhart was born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Crownhart was born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Crownhart graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1889.
He was raised in Pierce County, Wisconsin. He died in 1930. He was District Attorney of Douglas County, Wisconsin from 1901 to 1905 before serving as Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. While practicing law in Madison, Wisconsin in 1915, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
He was later appointed to the court in 1922 and was a member until his death.
Prior to his appointment, he would often counsel Senator Robert M. Louisiana Follette, Senior on important matters.