Victor L. Crawford (April 19, 1932 – March 2, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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. Crawford went to Hargrave Military Academy and the Washington, D.C. public schools. Crawford served in the

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from 1952 to 1955. In 1958, Crawford received his bachelor's degree from the

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and his law degree from

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in 1960. He was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1960 and lived in

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. Crawford served in the

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from 1967 to 1969 and was a

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. He then served in the

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from 1969 to 1983. Crawford died from throat cancer in the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

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