Background
He was born on January 12, 1833, in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, the son of Jonas Krum (1790–1867) and Mary (Bixby) Krum (1793–1877). He attended the district schools, and worked on his father"s farm.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on January 12, 1833, in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, the son of Jonas Krum (1790–1867) and Mary (Bixby) Krum (1793–1877). He attended the district schools, and worked on his father"s farm.
He graduated from the Union Free School in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. Then he studied law in South Worcester, was admitted to the bar in 1856, practiced for another year in South Worcester, and then settled in the village of Schoharie.
On September 19, 1895, Krum was nominated for the State Senate by the Republican 27th senatorial district convention on the 486th ballot. He died on May 4, 1914, at his home in Schoharie, New New York And was buried at Saint Paul"s Lutheran Cemetery there.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867-1868. A delegate to the 1884, 1888 and 1892 Republican National Conventions. And a member of the New York State Republican Committee from 1890 to 1892.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (27th Doctorate) from 1896 to 1902, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th and 125th New York State Legislatures.