Crudup, Jonah

Crudup, Jonah a Baptist. minister, was born in Wake County, N.C., June 5, 1791; ordained in August 1813, and was pastor of several churches in North Carolina for about fifty years. Mr. Crudup was a preacher of surpassing eloquence, and was a member of Congress from 1821 to 1823. He died May 20, 1872. See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. page 299. (J.C.S.)