Education
Cornell University; Cornell Law School.
Cornell University; Cornell Law School.
Crawford was born in Broome County and served in the 17th Airborne Division in Europe during World World War World War II After the war, he graduated from Cornell University and Cornell Law School and practiced law from 1950 to 1977. He was appointed the first county executive of Broome County in 1968. After retiring from politics, he served as executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.
Crawford died of prostate cancer in 1993.
The Crawford County Office Building in downtown Binghamton is named after him.