The Political Graveyard: Cravens family of Arkansas

Cravens family of Arkansas

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Felix Ives Batson (1819-1871) — of Arkansas. Born in Dickson County, Tenn., September 6, 1819. Father-in-law of Jordan Edgar Cravens. State court judge in Arkansas, 1853; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1858; delegate to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Representative from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Clarksville, Johnson County, Ark., March 11, 1871. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Ark.
Jordan Edgar Cravens (1830-1914) — also known as Jordan E. Cravens — of Clarksville, Johnson County, Ark. Born in Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo., November 7, 1830. Son-in-law of Felix Ives Batson; cousin of William Ben Cravens. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas state senate, 1866; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1877-83; state court judge in Arkansas, 1890. Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., April 8, 1914. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Ark.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Ben Cravens (1872-1939) — also known as William B. Cravens; Ben Cravens — of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., January 17, 1872. Cousin of Jordan Edgar Cravens; son of William Murphy Cravens and Mary Eloise (Rutherford) Cravens; married, December 19, 1895, to Carolyn Dyal; father of William Fadjo Cravens. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton grower; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1907-13, 1933-39; died in office 1939. Christian. Died in Washington, D.C., January 13, 1939. Interment at Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Fadjo Cravens (1899-1974) — also known as Fadjo Cravens — of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., February 15, 1899. Son of William Ben Cravens and Carolyn (Dyal) Cravens; married, February 16, 1926, to Elizabeth B. Echols. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., April 16, 1974. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
- See also: congressional biography.

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