Background
He was born in London to merchant William Crouch and Caroline Hart.
He was born in London to merchant William Crouch and Caroline Hart.
He arrived in New South Wales in 1854 and opened a store on Richmond Road in Sydney. He also had interests in northern New South Wales, serving as alderman and mayor of Casino. Crouch was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1887 as a Protectionist member for Richmond, but he did not run for re-election in 1889.
In 1894 he moved to Randwick, where he died in 1922.