Anthony Crossley
Anthony Crommelin Crossley (1903–1939) was a British a writer, publisher and Conservative politician.
Crossley was born on 13 August 1903, the only son of Sir Kenneth Irwin Crossley, 2nd Baronet. His father was chairman of Crossley Brothers Limited and Crossley Motors Limited.
In 1916 Crossley enrolled at Eton College, completing his education at Magdalen College, Oxford. His flair for writing both poetry and prose led to his becoming a partner in the publishing house of Christopher's from 1928 to 1935.
In 1927 he married Clare Thomson, daughter of Brigadier A F Thomson, and had two daughters and one son.
Anthony Crossley died when the aircraft in which was travelling crashed into the sea off the Danish coast on 15 August 1939.
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