George W. Cromer

George W. Cromer

George Washington Cromer (May 13, 1856 - November 8, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born near Anderson, Indiana, Cromer attended the common schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated from the Indiana University at Bloomington in 1882.He became editor of the Muncie (Indiana) "Times" in 1883.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Muncie, Indiana.He served as prosecuting attorney for the forty-sixth judicial circuit of Indiana 1886-1890.He served as member of the State Republican committee in 1892 and 1894.He served as mayor of Muncie 1894-1898.

Cromer was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1907).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.He resumed the practice of his profession in Muncie, Indiana, until his death in that city November 8, 1936.He was interred in Beech Grove Cemetery.

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