Sheriff Bob Crowder at desk, 1972
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Title
Sheriff Bob Crowder at desk, 1972
Description
Bob Crowder holding a pen and a telephone.
Robert Lewis Crowder (b. 1945) moved to Jensen Beach in 1956 with his family. He graduated from Martin County High School in 1963 and then began working at the Sheriff's Department as dispatcher and later jailer, while earning a degree from IRSC. Working at the Stuart Police Department, he worked his way up from patrolman to detective by 1971. From May 1972 to 1 January 1973, Crowder served as sheriff when Sheriff Baker was suspended by the governor. He was unsuccessful in his bid for sheriff in the 1972 election (winner James Holt served for the next 20 years) and then worked as chief of security, salesman, then chief of detectives in the Martin County Sheriff's office, and then undersheriff in St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Crowder was elected sheriff of Martin County in 1993 and served until 2012, when he ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Representative.
Robert Lewis Crowder (b. 1945) moved to Jensen Beach in 1956 with his family. He graduated from Martin County High School in 1963 and then began working at the Sheriff's Department as dispatcher and later jailer, while earning a degree from IRSC. Working at the Stuart Police Department, he worked his way up from patrolman to detective by 1971. From May 1972 to 1 January 1973, Crowder served as sheriff when Sheriff Baker was suspended by the governor. He was unsuccessful in his bid for sheriff in the 1972 election (winner James Holt served for the next 20 years) and then worked as chief of security, salesman, then chief of detectives in the Martin County Sheriff's office, and then undersheriff in St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Crowder was elected sheriff of Martin County in 1993 and served until 2012, when he ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Representative.
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Source
Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.
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Format
Black and white print; 7.5x9.3 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-2024-043-Crowder-001
2024.043
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Collection
Citation
George D. Yarboro, “Sheriff Bob Crowder at desk, 1972,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/9235.