Clarkson Floyd Crosby (November 3, 1817 – February 22, 1858)[1] was an American politician from New York.
[3] He was a graduate of Union College, located in Schenectady, New York, "but possessing an ample fortune never followed any profession.
"[1] Crosby, a man of "vigorous intellect, earnest impusles, and cordial and impressive manners,"[1] was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co.) in 1845.
He was a presidential elector in 1848, voting for Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore.
[10] Through his eldest son John, he was the grandfather of Stephen Van Rensselaer Crosby (1868–1959),[11] who married Henrietta Marion Grew (sister-in-law of J. P. Morgan Jr.);[12] and Angelica Schuyler Crosby (1872–1907), who married the diplomat John B. Henderson Jr., son of U.S.