John Sherwin Crosby

John Sherwin Crosby
Crosby in 1909
Born	(1842-01-13)January 13, 1842 Freedom, Maine, US
Died	February 24, 1914(1914-02-24) (aged 72) New York City, US
Occupation(s)	Writer, lecturer
Spouses	Abby Josephine Gardner ​ ​ (m. 1865; died 1881)​ Nellie Fassett ​ (m. 1896)​
Children	2
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John Sherwin Crosby (January 13, 1842 – February 24, 1914) was an American tax reformer.

Early life and work

He was born on 13 January 1842 in Freedom, Maine, to Sherwin Crosby and Nancy Jordan Clifford.^[1][2]

Crosby was a single tax advocate, proponent of the Georgism and land value tax ideas of Henry George and Edward McGlynn, and active member of the Manhattan Single Tax Club.^[3] He wrote The Orthocratic State: The Unchanging Principles of Civics and Government which was published in 1915 by Sturgis & Walton Company.

Personal life

He first married Abby Josephine Gardner on June 30, 1865. They had two children, John Sherwin Crosby and Louise Leonard Crosby. Abby died on November 24, 1881.^[1]

Crosby remarried to Nellie Fassett in St. Louis on July 22, 1896.^[1][2] She was the founder and president of the Women's Democratic Club of New York City. It was the first permanent national political organization exclusively established by and for women.^[4]

In 1918, she was named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee.^[5]

Death

John Sherwin Crosby died at his home in New York City on February 24, 1914.^[1][6]

Publications

• Government: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Functions of the State (1896)
• The Orthocratic State: The Unchanging Principles of Civics and Government (1915)

References

1. Ancestry.com: John Sherwin Crosby 1842-1914
2. Little, George Thomas, ed. (1909). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1472–1474. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
3. NYPL Digital Gallery: "The mission of Henry George", addresses by John S. Crosby.
4. Jo Freeman. "The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009. She had founded the Woman's Democratic Club of New York City in 1905 ....
5. "Democrats Choose Mrs. J. S. Crosby" (PDF). The New York Times. Washington (published February 28, 1918). February 27, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2024. Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby of New York City has been named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic ...
6. "John Sherwin Crosby Dead". The Kansas City Star. New York. February 25, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.