John Cradlebaugh | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from theNevada Territory's at-large district | |
| In office December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Newell Mott |
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| Born | (1819-02-22)February 22, 1819 Circleville,Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1872(1872-02-22) (aged 53) Eureka,Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Kenyon College Miami University, Oxford |
John Cradlebaugh (February 22, 1819 – February 22, 1872) was the first delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives fromNevada Territory.
Born inCircleville, Ohio, he attended the common schools;Kenyon College (inGambier, Ohio) andMiami University (in Ohio). He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1840, and was appointed United Statesassociate justice for the district ofUtah on June 4, 1858.
In March 1859, Cradlebaugh convened a grand jury inProvo, Utah concerning theMountain Meadows massacre and several other unsolved murders and crimes that occurred in the territory, but the jury declined to return any indictments or deliver a report on the charges.[1] Cradlebaugh dismissed the jury and, acting ascommitting magistrate and accompanied by a military escort, continued his investigation in the vicinity of Mountain Meadows.[2] Territorial officials such as GovernorAlfred Cumming objected to Cradlebaugh's use of federal troops and petitioned for the troops removal. United States Attorney GeneralJeremiah S. Black subsequently barred Cradlebaugh and fellow judge Charles Sinclair from requisitioning troops in Utah.[3][4]
Cradlebaugh moved toCarson City, Nevada, and upon the formation of theTerritory of Nevada was elected a Delegate to theThirty-seventh Congress, serving from December 2, 1861, to March 3, 1863, during the first years of theAmerican Civil War.[5]
He was thecolonel of the114th Ohio Infantry and served from April 27, 1862, untilhonorably discharged on October 20, 1863, on tender of resignation after being wounded in theBattle of Vicksburg.
Cradlebaugh returned toNevada and engaged in the mining business until his death atEureka; interment was in Forest Cemetery,Circleville, Ohio.
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