HENRY HOWLAND CRAPO

Crapo, Henry Howland (1804-1869) — also known as Henry H. Crapo — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., May 24, 1804. Son of Jesse C. Crapo and Phebe Howland Crapo; married, June 9, 1825, to Mary Ann Slocum; father-in-law of James C. Willson; grandfather of W. C. Durant (founder of General Motors). Republican. Lumber business; built the Flint and Holly Railroad, which later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1860-61; member of Michigan state senate, 1862; Governor of Michigan, 1865-69. Christian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., July 22, 1869. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
Children:
Henry Howland Crapo 1804–1869
David Crapo 1808–1879
Joseph Crapo 1812–1892
Phebe Ann Crapo 1817–1894
William W. Crapo 1824–

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell