John Sherwin Crosby
John Sherwin Crosby (January 13, 1842 – February 24, 1914) was an American author and lecturer on civics and government.
History[edit]
He was born on 13 January 1842 in Freedom, Maine, to Sherwin Crosby and Nancy Jordan Clifford.[1]
Crosby was a single tax advocate, proponent of the Georgism and land value tax ideas of political economist Henry George and priest/social reformer Edward McGlynn, and active member of the Manhattan Single Tax Club.[2] He wrote The Orthocratic State: The Unchanging Principles of Civics and Government which was published in 1915 by Sturgis & Walton Company.[3]
Personal life[edit]
He first married Abby Josephine Gardner (1842–1890). They had two children, John Sherwin Crosby and Louise Leonard Crosby.[1]
- Nellie Fassett Crosby
Sometime after Abby's 1890 death, Crosby married Nellie Fassett in New York City.[1] She was the founder and president of the Women's Democratic Club of New York City. It was the first permanent national political organization exclusively established by and for women.[4]
In 1918 she was named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee.[5]
- Death
John Sherwin Crosby died on 24 February 1914.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Ancestry.com: John Sherwin Crosby 1842-1914
- ^ NYPL Digital Gallery: "The mission of Henry George", addresses by John S. Crosby.
- ^ Google Books.com: "The Orthocratic State: The Unchanging Principles of Civics and Government" (1915).
- ^ Jo Freeman. "The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
She had founded the Woman's Democratic Club of New York City in 1905 ....
- ^ "Democrats Choose Mrs. J.S. Crosby" (PDF). New York Times. February 28, 1918. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby of New York City has been named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic ...