Edwin B. Crocker
Edwin Bryant Crocker (26 April 1818 – 24 June 1875) was a California Supreme Court Justice and founder of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California.
Edwin B. Crocker | |
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Edwin B. Crocker, c. 1872 by Stephen W. Shaw | |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office May 21, 1863 – January 2, 1864 | |
| Appointed by | Governor Leland Stanford |
| Preceded by | Stephen Johnson Field |
| Succeeded by | Elections under 1862 amendment to California constitution and 1863 enabling law |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Bryant Crocker April 26, 1818 Jamesville, New York, USA |
| Died | June 24, 1875 (aged 57) Sacramento, California, USA |
| Spouses | Mary Norton
(m. 1845; died 1847)Margaret Rhodes (m. 1852) |
| Children | Mary Crocker 1848
Kate Crocker 1854 Edwin Crocker 1856 Nellie Crocker 1857 Jennie Louise Crocker Fassett 1860 Aimée Crocker1863Elwood Crocker (adopted) 1870 |
| Occupation | Lawyer California Supreme Court Justice |
| Known for | Crocker Art Museum |
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