Background
Crossley, Frederic Beers was born on December 2, 1872 in Glen Eyre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (McRoy) Crossley.
Crossley, Frederic Beers was born on December 2, 1872 in Glen Eyre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (McRoy) Crossley.
Harvard, 1895-1897; Bachelor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1899, honorary Master of Arts, 1922.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1899, and practiced at Chicago. Secretary School of Law, Northwestern University, 1901-1929, then professor of law. Librarian Elbert H. Gary Library of Law, 1903-1932.
Managing director Journal American Institute Criminal Law and Criminology.
Secretary Northwestern University Press.
Member Board of Governors Chicago Young Men's Christian Association Schools. Member Chicago Crime Commission (director), Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, Air Law Institute.
Married Susan East. Jenkins, August 2, 1904. Children: Frederic McRoy (deceased), Martha Jenkins, Jean Campbell.