George W. Cromer, one of the most enterprising and successful members of the
Delaware county bar, and a prominent politician of this part of the state of Indiana,
was born in Columbus, Indiana, May 13,
1857, a son of Joshua and Mary (Schultz)
Cromer, natives of Maryland and Wayne
county, Indiana, respectively. George W.
Cromer in early life attended the public
schools in Salem township, and supplemented his elementary education by a full
course in the State University, at Bloomington, from which he graduated in 1882.
Thus thoroughly equipped, he'was ready to
choose a profession, and, deciding upon the
law, entered the office of Ellis & Walterhouse in 1883, and so great was his applica-
tion and ability that one year later he was
admitted to the Delaware county bar. Since
that time he has been kept busy practicing
in the district, county and state courts, and
has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative legal business, being one of the most
successful lawyers of Muncie, which has
long been known for its men of high legal
attainments.
Politically Mr. Cromer is a Republican,
and has always been an active and energetic
worker for his party. In 1892 he was chairman of the county central committee
and a member of the Republican state committee for the sixth congressional district.
He was elected prosecuting attorney for the
forty-sixth judicial district in 1886, and was re-elected in 1888, and discharged the
duties of that position in a manner highly
creditable to himself and eminently satisfactory alike to his friends and to those opposed
to him politically. Subsequently he
was elected to represent his district in the
national congress, and has there rendered
signally effective services to his constituency. Fraternally he is a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of. Elks,
the Improved Order of Red Men and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He
is also a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church.
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