City: Memphis
CRUMP, Edward Hull, mayor; born Hudsonville, Miss., Oct. 2, 1875; Scotch descent; son of Edward Hull and (Mrs.) Mollie (Nelms) CRUMP; educated in public schools; began his career as a printer, later became a bookkeeper and still later engaged in the wholesale mercantile business; married Bessie McLEAN, Jan. 22, 1902; member Chickasaw, Tennessee, Country, and Business Men’s Clubs; member Board of Public Works, Memphis, Tenn., 1906, fire and police commissioner, 1908-1910; elected mayor of the city of Memphis, Jan. 1, 1910; member of Episcopal Church.
