George Gordon Crawford

George Gordon Crawford
Born	August 24, 1869(1869-08-24) Madison, Georgia
Died	March 20, 1936(1936-03-20) (aged 66) Fairfield, Alabama
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham, Alabama
Alma mater	Georgia Tech
Known for	Industrialist and Georgia Tech's second graduate

George Gordon Crawford (August 24, 1869 – March 20, 1936) was an industrialist.^[1]

Early life and education

Crawford was born to George Gilmore and Margaret Reed Howard Crawford on August 24, 1869 and raised on a plantation in Madison, Georgia.^[2] He was the second graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology; the 1890 graduating class consisted of two people, himself and Henry L. Smith; their graduation order was decided by the flip of a coin.^[3] Crawford took a graduate course in chemistry from the University of Tübingen in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany from 1891 to 1892.^[4]

Career

In 1907, he became the president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama, during which time he was named "Alabama's First Citizen".^[4][5] He became president of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1930.^[6]

Memberships and legacy

Crawford received an honorary doctorate from Georgia Tech in 1931,^[6] and was a member of the Georgia Tech Board of Trustees until its replacement by the Georgia Board of Regents in 1932.^[3] He is listed in the University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce's Alabama Business Hall of Fame.^[5] He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Crawford, George Gordon". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-02228.html.  Subscription needed.
2. ^ Lewis, Walter David (1994). Sloss Furnaces and the rise of the Birmingham district: an industrial epic. http://books.google.com/books?id=l-UNsrT_kLYC&pg=PA317&dq=George+Gordon+Crawford+1869&hl=en&ei=d9C1Tq39K-atsAKQqpDzAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=George%20Gordon%20Crawford%201869&f=false. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Wallace, Robert (1969). Dress Her in WHITE and GOLD: A biography of Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech Foundation. 
4. ^ ^{a b} McCleary, James Thompson (1911). Biographical directory of the American Iron and Steel Institute. http://books.google.com/books?id=FpNAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA73&dq=George+Gordon+Crawford+1890&hl=en&ei=V9G1TsSBAur9sQLqpYHTAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=George%20Gordon%20Crawford%201890&f=false. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Birmingham Baron". Alabama Business Hall of Fame. University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce. June 2010. p. 52. http://cba.ua.edu/assets/images/news/JuneBA10HallFame.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
6. ^ ^{a b} McMath, Robert C.; Ronald H. Bayor, James E. Brittain, Lawrence Foster, August W. Giebelhaus, and Germaine M. Reed. Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885-1985. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 63. 
7. ^ Alpha Tau Omega (1897). Catalogue of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity: 1865-1897. p. 209. http://books.google.com/books?id=5t0TAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA209&dq=George+Gordon+Crawford+1890&hl=en&ei=V9G1TsSBAur9sQLqpYHTAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=George%20Gordon%20Crawford%201890&f=false. 

Further reading

• "Citizens of State to Give Cup to George Gordon Crawford". Birmingham Age-Herald: p. 2. 1930-06-30. 
• "Crawford Made Head of Group: Leads Ordnance Body for U.S. Army". Birmingham Post: p. 14. 1927-09-22. 
• "Crawford Rites are Planned for Saturday: Leader in Development of City Passes at Local Hospital". Birmingham Age-Herald: p. 1. 1936-03-21. 
• "Crawford to be Given Huge Cup". Birmingham News: p. 2. 1930-06-30. 
• "Crawford to Leave T.C.I. for New Job: Elected to Presidency of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp". Birmingham Post: p. 1. 1930-01-28. 
• "George G. Crawford Helped Put TCI on Feet". Birmingham News: p. 21. 1960-04-27. 
• "George Gordon Crawford: A Gentleman in Industry". Birmingham News: p. 4. 1936-03-21. 
• Rikard, Marlene Hunt (1971). George Gordon Crawford: Man of the New South (Thesis). Samford University. 
• "Former Head of T.C.I. Dies After Lengthy Illness: George Gordon Crawford Prominent in Building of Steel Center". Birmingham News: pp. 1, 13. 1936-03-20. 

Persondata
Name	George Gordon Crawford
Alternative names
Short description	industrialist
Date of birth	August 24, 1869
Place of birth	Madison, Georgia
Date of death	March 20, 1936
Place of death