Austin Lane Crothers
American politician (1860-1912)
Austin Lane Crothers was an American Democratic Party politician who served as governor of Maryland from 1908 to 1912. During Crother’s tenure, various reforms were carried out such as the establishment of a public service commission[1] and various labor laws. [2][3] According to one study, Crothers was credited “with accomplishing more in terms of Progressive legislation than any previous governor.”[4]
References
change- ↑ Encyclopedia of Maryland by Nancy Capace, 1999, P.58
- ↑ Title: November 1909 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 85, Volume XIX, P.611-612
- ↑ Title: November 1910 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 91, Volume XXI, P.1063-1072
- ↑ Governors and the Progressive Movement by David R. Berman, 2019, P.144