Henry Howland Crapo (pronounced Cray-poe; May 24, 1804 – July 23, 1869) was a businessman and politician who was the 14th governor of Michigan from 1865 to 1869, during the end of the American Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction.

James appealed the case and the Massachusetts Supreme Court reversed Crapo's decision, declaring, according to James, "that the word "color," as applied to persons, was unknown to the laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the youngest colored child had the same rights as the richest white citizen.

In the latter role he prepared a report upon which was based the order for the establishment of the free Public Library of New Bedford.

Here he started a nursery, which he filled with almost every description of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.

He was a regular contributor to the New England Horticultural Journal, a position he filled as long as he lived in Massachusetts.

As an indication of the wide reputation he acquired in that field of labor, it may be mentioned that after his death an affecting eulogy to his memory was pronounced by the President of the National Horticultural Society at its meeting in Philadelphia, in 1869.

A fine barque built at Dartmouth, of which he was part owner, was named the "H. H. Crapo" in compliment to him.

A successful surgical operation was performed which seemed rapidly to restore him, but he overestimated his strength, and by too much exertion in business matters and State affairs suffered a relapse from which there was no rebound.

Crapo died at the age of 65, nearly seven months after leaving office, at his home in Flint, and is interred there at Glenwood Cemetery.