Preceded by J. J. Good Died September 11, 1895 Succeeded by William L. Cabell | Nationality USA Name J. Crowdus | |
Born July 6, 1828Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky ( 1828-07-06 ) Spouse(s) Fannie Bell Hammond, Ms. Margaret Adeline Lindsey Children Anna A., Elizabeth J., Hattie Rebecca, Eugine Hammond, Fanny Adline, Ida Sue Alma mater St. Louis Medical College Service/branch 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry | ||
Dr. John William Crowdus (July 6, 1828 – September 11, 1895), a physician, was mayor of Dallas from 1881 to 1883.
Biography
Dr. John William Crowdus was born July 6, 1828 in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky to Mark Crowdus and Frances Bush Eubank. He married Fannie Hammond in 1849 probably in Simpson County, Kentucky. They had six children. Their daughter, Elizabeth, married Thomas Marsalis, land developer and founder of Oak Cliff. After the death of his first wife in 1885, Dr. Crowdus married Mrs. Margaret Adeline Lindsey Bickham.
J. W. Crowdus attended St. Louis Medical College at St. Louis University. Dr. Crowdus practiced medicine in Robertson County, Tennessee and Neosho, Newton County, Missouri before coming to Texas. He joined the 3rd Missouri Infantry as a Surgeon. He appears on a list of Confederate soldiers in hospital at Elm Springs, Arkansas paroled by G. W. Kelly, Major 4th Cavalry Regt., Missouri on November 2, 1862.
After the Civil War, Dr. Crowdus and family moved to Dallas, Texas where he set up practice and became involved in civic affairs. He was elected Dallas city alderman in 1875 and served until 1878. In 1881 he was elected mayor of Dallas and served until 1883. Dr. Crowdus was also a prominent druggist and established a wholesale firm, J.W. Crowdus Drug Company in 1884.
He died September 11, 1895 in Dallas from blood poisoning from a leg injury. He was interred at Pioneer Cemetery.