Edward Crouch

For the Australian cricketer, see Edward Crouch (cricketer).

Edward Crouch (November 9, 1764 – February 2, 1827) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Edward Crouch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office October 12, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	James Whitehill, John Gloninger
Succeeded by	John Whiteside, James M. Wallace
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1804-1806
Personal details
Born	(1764-11-09)November 9, 1764 Walnut Hill, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	February 2, 1827(1827-02-02) (aged 62) Walnut Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Early life

Edward Crouch was born at Walnut Hill in the Province of Pennsylvania on November 9, 1764. His father James Crouch was an officer of the Revolution and his mother was named Hannah Brown.^[1]

American Revolutionary War

At the age of seventeen, Crouch enlisted during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded a company in the Whisky Rebellion of 1794.

Political career

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1804 to 1806. He was appointed associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on April 16, 1813, but resigned upon election to Congress.

Crouch was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Gloninger. He owned slaves.^[2]

Later life and death

He returned to Walnut Hill and resided there until his death in 1827. Interment in Paxtang Cemetery near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.