George Richard Crooks
George Richard Crooks was a United States writer, educator, and Methodist minister.
George Crooks was born in Philadelphia, the son of George R. Crooks, Sr. and Mary M. Crooks. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1840 at the age of 18, and, according to his yearbooks, his family was then residing in Adams, Illinois. Following graduation he undertook missionary work as a circuit rider in Illinois. He soon returned to Dickinson, and in the 18412 Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Dickinson College, Crooks is listed as Tutor in Languages and Mathematics.
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