James Cravens | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Smith |
| Succeeded by | Caleb B. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1802-08-12)August 12, 1802 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1876(1876-12-04) (aged 74) Osgood, Indiana, U.S |
| Political party | Free Soil Party |
| Other political affiliations | Whig (before 1852) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | .svg) Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 83rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry |
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James Harrison Cravens (August 12, 1802 – December 4, 1876) was aU.S. representative fromIndiana, second cousin ofJames Addison Cravens.
Born on August 12, 1802[1] inHarrisonburg, Virginia, Cravens studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice inHarrisonburg, Virginia. He moved toFranklin, Pennsylvania, in 1823 and resumed the practice of law. Later, he moved toMadison, Indiana, in 1829 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1831 and 1832.He moved toRipley County, Indiana, in 1833, where he practiced law and managed a farm. He served as a member of the State senate in 1839.
Cravens was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843).He was an unsuccessful candidate of theFree-Soil Party for Governor of Indiana in 1849, and a member of the State house of representatives in 1856.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the attorney generalship of the State in 1856.He served aslieutenant colonel of the Eighty-third Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in theCivil War. During Morgan's raid in Indiana, he and his soldiers were taken captive. He died inOsgood, Indiana, December 4, 1876, and was interred in Versailles Cemetery,Versailles, Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1841-1843 | Succeeded by |
