Craig, George North, 1909-1992

LC control no.	n 91071711
Personal name heading	Craig, George North, 1909-1992 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
See also	Indiana. Governor (1953-1957 : Craig) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Found in	NUCMC data from Indiana State Library for Beamer, J.V. Papers, 1918-1964 (Craig, George) Who's who Amer., 1974 (Craig, George North, 1909- ; lawyer; governor, Indiana, 1953-1957; married Kathryn L. Helliger, 1931) Wikipedia WWW site, September 28, 2009 (George North Craig; b. August 6, 1909 d. December 17, 1992; a Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1953 until 1957. A lawyer and veteran of World War II who was promoted to serve in a division command staff, Craig first gained popularity in the state as national commander of the American Legion. He was a political outsider when he ran for governor and was at odds with more conservative party leadership during his time in office. Although he made significant reforms, his term ended with a high profile bribery scandal when it was found that several high level state employees had been accepting bribes to influence their decision in assigning construction contracts. Craig was personally uninvolved in the scandal but was held responsible for by the public, ending his political career) Indiana Historical Bureau, Governors website (b. in Brazil, Indiana; law degree from Indiana Univ.; elected Governor of Indiana on the Republican ticket in 1952; practiced law in Washington, D.C.; in 1967 he returned to his Brazil law practice and Clay County farm)