Early Life and Career
Born on 1 September 1940, to George Henry Crowe and Esther Annie Crowe (née Caley), he was educated at Ramsey Grammar School and Loughborough Training College. He got a teaching diploma and initially taught in England and then Canada. He then embarked upon a banking career, initially with the Isle of Man Bank and became the Company secretary and Executive Director of various companies, including Eagle Star (International Life). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a Chartered Company Secretary and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Bankers.
He contested Douglas North unsuccessfully in the 1991 General Election but was elected Member of the House of Keys for the said constituency in a 1995 by election. He was then elevated to the LegCo is 1998 and remained there until his retirement in 2003. He returned to the Council in 2007.
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