William Wright Craig

Clerk of the United States District Court; born at Saharanpur, North India, Sept. 1, 1841; son of James Craig and Jane (Wright) Craig. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, A.B. 1861, A.M. 1864. He married Mary Ella, daughter of Samuel Beaver, of Chester Valley, Pa. After leaving the University he was a teacher in Rev. Dr. John W. Faires' Classical Institute, Philadelphia. 1861-1877; studied law and was admitted to the Montgomery County and Philadelphia bars. He was appointed assistant clerk, and later clerk, United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in which office he is still serving; and he is also United States Commissioner. Mr. Craig served as a private in the 32d Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia (the "Gray Reserves" of Philadelphia), in 1863. Residence: Norristown. Pa. Office: 304 Postoffice Building, Philadelphia.

Source: John W. Leonard. Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, 2nd ed. New York: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1908, p. 168.

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