- Edwin L. Crawford
Edwin L. Crawford (April 10, 1925 – September, 27 1993) was a 20th Century American politician, most notable for having served as
Broome County, New York 's firstcounty executive , and was "a leader in efforts to modernize county governments through the United States."Citation | publication-date = October 1, 1993 | title = Edwin Crawford, 68; Ran Counties Group | publisher = TheNew York Times | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD91F38F932A35753C1A965958260 | accessdate = 2008-05-31Crawford was born in Broome County and served in the 17th Airborne Division in Europe during World War II. After the war, he graduated from
Cornell University andCornell Law School and practiced law from 1950 to 1977.He was appointed the first county executive of Broome County in 1968.Citation | publication-date = December 10, 1968 | title = GOP picks Crawford to be first Executive | publisher = The Evening Press | publication-place =
Binghamton, New York | page = 1A After retiring from politics, he served as executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.Crawford died of prostate cancer in 1993. The Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building in downtown Binghamton is named after him.
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