Clayton E. Crafts

Clayton E. Crafts
Clayton E. Crafts
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
	In office; 1887–1897
	In office; 1901–1904
Personal details
Born	Clayton Edward Crafts; July 8, 1848; Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Died	August 26, 1920 (aged 72); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Clayton Edward Crafts (July 8, 1848 – August 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Born in Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio, Crafts went to Hiram College and the Union College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio. He practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio and Watkins Glen, New York and then in 1869, moved to Chicago, Illinois where he continue to practice law. Crafts was involved with the Democratic Party. From 1887 to 1897 and from 1901 to 1904, Crafts served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was the speaker of the house.^[1]^[2]

He died at his home in Chicago on August 26, 1920.^[3]

^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume II, James T. White Company, New York City: 1892, Biographical Sketch of Clayton E. Crafts, pg. 159
^ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association Forty-Fifth Meeting at Dixon, Illinois, June 9, 10, 11, 1921, R. Allen Stephens-editor, Interstate Printing Company, Danville, Illinois: 1921, Biographical Sketch of Clayton Edward Crafts, pg. 88
^ "Clayton Crafts, Once Illinois Speaker, Dies". Chicago Tribune. August 27, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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