John
Creswell was
born in Cecil County, Maryland, on 18th November, 1828. After graduating
from Dickinson College, Carlisle, he studied law and was admitted
to the bar in Baltimore in 1850.
A strong opponent of slavery, Creswell
was a member of the Whig Party before joining
the Republican Party. Creswell was
elected to the 38th Congress and took his seat on 9th March, 1863.
Creswell, like other Radical Republicans,
objected to Johnson's attempts to veto the Civil
Rights Bill and the Reconstruction
Acts and voted for his impeachment in 1868.
In 1869 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed
Creswell as his Postmaster General. After resigning in 1874 he served
before the Alabama Claims Commission (1874-76) before resuming work
as a lawyer. John Creswell died on 23rd December, 1891.
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