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Herbert Peck Crittenden was born on February 27, 1872 to Henry M. and Amelia Crittenden in Iowa. His siblings were Alfred, Earnest, and Mable. At the age of 27, Herbert married Mary Christiancy in Detroit on February 14, 1899.
From 1902-1904 he was the 3rd Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Stanndard Rock. From 1904 to 1905 he was the 2nd Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Stannard Rock. From 1905-1910 he was the First Assistant Keeper at Whitefish Point. From 1910-1912 he was the Head Keeper at Gull Rock lighthouse. Gull Rock was automated in 1913 and the responsibility for the lighthouse was transferred to Manitou Island Lighthouse. From 1912-1913 Herbert was the Head Keeper at Stannard Rock Lighthouse. From 1913-1917 he was the Head Keeper at Manitou Island Lighthouse. From 1917-1922 he was the Head Keeper at Crisp Point Lighthouse. In 1922 he transferred to Grand Marais and was head keeper there until 1927. His final station was Martin Reef Light from 1927-1933. Herbert retired for disability on December 1, 1933.
On June 12, 1920, the Crisp Point Light crew of Keeper Crittenden, Lewis N. Clarke, First Assistant Keeper, and Robert G. Somes, Second Assistant Keeper, went to the assistance of the 444-foot steamer F.R. Hazard. It was a foggy day and the steamer and the 380-foot B. Lyman Smith had grazed one another at Whitefish Point. It is unknown what the damages were from this incident.*
It appears that Herbert passed away on February 6, 1947 in Monterey, California. For more information about Herbert, see his page at the US Lighthouse Society's web site here: https://archives.uslhs.org/people/herbert-p-crittenden.
