Frank Warfield Crowder

Reverend Frank Warfield Crowder (June 6, 1869 – September 27, 1932) was the rector of St. James' Episcopal Church in New York City.[1] He was a supporter of the death penalty.[2]

Frank Warfield Crowder in 1915

Biography

He was born on June 6, 1869 to Alexander N. Crowder and Deborah Jane Warfield. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1890.[3][4]

He was a reverend in the Rowayton section of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1890 to 1893.[1]

He married Louetta Plitt (1868-1936) on April 11, 1893 and they had as their son, Maxwell Alexander Warfield Crowder (1898-1915).

He died on September 27, 1932 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

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References
  1. "Former Pastor Dies, Baltimore". The Norwalk Hour. September 29, 1932. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  2. "Pastor Defends The Death Penalty. Dr. Crowder Says the Meaning Behind Sixth Commandment Justifies His View. He Decries '"Modern Forms of Murder' Such as Imperiling Lives by Adulterating Food". New York Times. February 6, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. "Frank Warfield Crowder". Dickinson College. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. His obituary says he attended Randolph–Macon College in Virginia.
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