Crawley Philipps Dake (1827 - 1890)

Born 1827 in Ontario, Canada

Died 15 Apr 1890 at about age 63 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory, United States

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Biography

US Marshal for the Arizona Territory

Union soldier during the Civil War and U.S. Marshal for Arizona Territory from 1878 to 1882.

Dake was born in Ontario, Canada in 1827 (some publications indicate 1836) but moved with his family to Ogdensburg, New York when he was a child.

When he grew up he operated a retail store in Michigan but when the Civil War broke out, he raised a company of soldiers and was commissioned in the 5th Michigan Cavalry. He served at Gettysburg and in several other major actions until he was wounded and retired as a major in August 1864.

married Catherine E Smith Dake (1837–1924), at least 1 son

He then worked for the Internal Revenue Service for a time.

Appointed as the U.S. Marshal for Arizona Territory on June 12, 1878. For the first two years, he dispatched a number of posses to the Mexican border, attempting to control the lawlessness taking place there. Working for him were a number of well-known frontier characters including Leslie Blackburn, Virgil and Wyatt Earp, Joseph Evans, Joe Phy, and others. After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in October 1881, he was heavily criticized and replaced in July 1882.

The wounds that he suffered in the war never completely healed and were the ultimate cause of his death.

He remained in Arizona, living in Prescott, managing mining and business interests until his death on August 9, 1890.

son

• Charles Allison Dake (1860–1939), married Lulu Kendall (1863-1939) in 1897

memorial

Burial:

Citizens Cemetery,

Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

Find A Grave: Memorial #43298619

Sources

• https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lawmen-list-d/

See also:

• Find A Grave memorial: database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 October 2020), memorial page for Crawley Philipps Dake (1827–15 Apr 1890), Find a Grave Memorial no. 43298619, citing Citizens Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502) .