Background
Crowe was born in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Crowe was born in Truro, Nova Scotia.
He moved to Vancouver in 1888 as a young man and entered contractor, died in Vancouver aged 63. He was born February 14, 1868 in Truro, Nova Scotia, moved to Vancouver in 1888 and became a contractor establishing his own firm with a partner, Crowe and Wilson. He retired in 1909 to enter politics and was elected an alderman on Vancouver City Council serving from 1909 until 1915.
He also served as vice-president of the Vancouver Exhibition Association.
He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1921 by Borden"s successor, Arthur Meighen and sat in the upper house until his death ten years later. Vancouver"s Crowe Street is named after him.