Background
Crandall, Francis Asbury was born on November 28, 1837 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Andrew Jackson and Amelia (Fink) Crandall.
Crandall, Francis Asbury was born on November 28, 1837 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Andrew Jackson and Amelia (Fink) Crandall.
Educated at Cazenovia (New York) Seminary.
Foreman in charge state printing of Iowa, 1856-1857. Editor and publisher Linn County Register, Marion, Iowa, 1857. News and asse. editor Utica Morning Herald, 1860-1862.
Editor and publisher, Cazenovia Republican, 1862-1863, Utica Evening Telegraph, 1863-1866, Scranton Republican (founding daily morning issue 1867), 1866-1869, Mississippi Valley Review, Saint Louis, 1869-1870, Oswego (New York) Evening Press, 1870-1873, Erie (Pennsylvania) Gazette (founded Sunday edition 1875), 1873-1880.
Managing editor Buffalo Morning Express, 1877-1886. Editor Providence Evening Telegram, 1886-1888.
Managing editor Buffalo Morning Courier, 1888-1893, Buffalo Evening Times, 1894-1895. 1st United States superintendent of documents, 1895-1897, organizing that work.
Librarian of public documents, Government Printing Office, 1897-1906.
Acting chief editor, Government Printing Office, 1907. Chief, reference section, 1907-1913, director literature division, January 1, since 1914, Public Documents Office. Home: Washington, Distric.
Married Annie A. Jones, September 17, 1861 (died 1907).