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About George William Crabb
At the age of 17, he entered the printing office of Simon Cameron, at Harrisburg, where he acquired the knowledge of the art preservative. In 1865 he started the Democratic State Journal, which he edited with ability. In 1848 he was the editor of The Commonwealth, which had but a brief existence, and in that same year, The Argus, in connection with Valentine Best, who was proprietor of the paper.
In 1852 he took a position in Harrisburg, at the Patriot, which he edited with much vigor. As a journalist, he ranked with the ablest writers of the day. Additional Information
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George William Crabb's Timeline
| 1807 |
December 17, 1807
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Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1832 |
1832
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1840 |
1840
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Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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1848
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| 1857 |
1857
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1878 |
October 17, 1878
Age 70
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Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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