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Charles Frederick Crisp was an English-born American lawyer. He was born in 1845 at Sheffield, Yorkshire and died in 1896. He served in the Confederate army from 1861 until 1864 and in 1866 was admitted to the bar. In 1872 he became Solicitor-General of Georgia, a post he held until 1882. From 1877 until 1882 he served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia before resigning and accepting a nomination to Congress of which he was chosen speaker in 1891 and again in 1893.

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Anyone find him in Births, Census, Bubble-Gum wrappers ?

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Charles Frederick Crisp was an English-born American lawyer. He was born in 1845 at Sheffield, Yorkshire and died in 1896. He served in the Confederate army from 1861 until 1864 and in 1866 was admitted to the bar. In 1872 he became Solicitor-General of Georgia, a post he held until 1882. From 1877 until 1882 he served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia before resigning and accepting a nomination to Congress of which he was chosen speaker in 1891 and again in 1893.

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Anyone find him in Births, Census, Bubble-Gum wrappers ?

Found his birth, Jan-Mar 1845; off the US young then ? Can't see him in 1851 Census.

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Found his birth, Jan-Mar 1845; off the US young then ? Can't see him in 1851 Census.

Born January 29 1845. Died in Atlanta, Georgia October 23 1896.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11746

Obviously proud of his Birthplace even though he left Sheffield before he was one year old.

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Born January 29 1845. Died in Atlanta, Georgia October 23 1896.

http://www.findagrav...e=gr&GRid=11746

Obviously proud of his Birthplace even though he left Sheffield before he was one year old.

Charles Crisp (1845-1896)

Charles Charles Crisp Crisp was a Confederate soldier and Georgia jurist before serving as a U.S. congressman. He was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1891 and served in that role until 1895. Crisp County, created in south Georgia in 1905, was named for him.

Charles Frederick Crisp was born in Sheffield, England, on January 29, 1845, to actors Eliza and William Crisp. The Crisps were naturalized American citizens who were visiting their native land at the time of their son's birth. Initially the couple worked as touring actors in America but eventually made their home in Georgia.

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Born while parents were visiting then ...

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Robert Burton was born June 4, 1820 in Effingham Co., Ga. He died July 27, 1897 in Americus, Sumter Co., Ga. He married Martha AshurstWilkinson in Talbot Co., 12 Dec. 1842.

The daughter spoken of here but not named was Clara Belle Burton and she married Charles Frederick Crisp.

As the story goes, the Burton's were less than elated over their daughter's choice of a husband. He was at the time an actor and they felt he had no real future.

Never the less, Robert Burton set out to make his son-in-law a lawyer and he succeeded and he was quite a good lawyer.

He later became Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Her parents voiced violent objections because he was an actor and had 'wild habits,' but after they were married ROBERT BURTON

helped him study law and the connection with BENJAMIN HARVEY HILL was a help in his political live."

Mrs. Merritt also carries the line of BURTON back to a

THOMAS BURTON, b in England in 1634........

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