Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Crawford, David Livingston March 7, 1889 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com February 23, 2011, 8:22 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, published by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist DAVID LIVINGSTON CRAWFORD, Educator. The increasingly important extension services of the University of Hawaii has been built up by Prof. David L. Crawford, who also has been professor of entomology at the institution since 1917. Born in Sonora, Mexico, March 7, 1889, he is the son of Matthew Arnold and Harriett (Sturges) Crawford. His higher education was received at Pomona College, A. B., 1911; Stanford University, M.A., 1912, and Cornell University, 1913. He spent several years in Mexico as manager of a co-operative agricultural enterprise. He arrived at Honolulu in July, 1917, to join the faculty of the then College of Hawaii, later being appointed to the position of director of the extension service in addition to his other duties. For several years he devoted himself to building up athletics, especially football, at the College of Hawaii and laid the foundation for the present notable achievements in this line. He also led in the campaign to build a swimming tank on the campus by donations of students and friends. Prof. Crawford is president of the Fidelity Investment Co., Ltd., vice president of the Hawaiian Fisheries, Ltd., and a member of the University Club of Honolulu. He married Leona E. Mudgett on June 25, 1914. They have two children, James Mudgett and Agnes Joan Crawford. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/crawford270bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb