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| Born | John Crawford Chaney (1853-02-01)February 1, 1853 Lisbon, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 26, 1940(1940-04-26) (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Center Ridge Cemetery 39°05′34″N87°25′17″W / 39.0929°N 87.4214°W /39.0929; -87.4214 |
| Education | Law Degree fromCincinnati University (1882) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | US Representative |
| Political party | Republican |
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John Crawford Chaney (February 1, 1853 – April 26, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1905 to 1909.
Chaney was born nearLisbon, Ohio in 1854, and later moved toLafayette Township, Indiana, with his parents, who settled on a farm near Fort Wayne. He attended the common schools, graduating first from Ascension Seminary,Farmersburg, Indiana, in 1874 and later from the Terre Haute Commercial College.
He taught school and served as superintendent of schools for five years before graduating from the law school ofCincinnati University in June 1882.
Chaney wasadmitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice inSullivan, Indiana. He served as a member of the state central committee from the second district in 1884 and 1885. In July 1889, he was appointed by President Harrison as assistant to the Attorney General in the Department of Justice, serving in that position until August 1893, when he resigned and resumed the practice of law.
Chaney was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-ninth andSixtieth Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909) forIndiana's 2nd congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to theSixty-first Congress.
After leaving the House, he continued the practice of law inSullivan, Indiana.
Chaney died on April 26, 1940, in Sullivan, Indiana. He was interred in Center Ridge Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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