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Cravens family of Indiana

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James Harrison Cravens (1802-1876) — of Harrisonburg, Va.; Franklin, Venango County, Pa.; Madison, Jefferson County, Ind.; Ripley County, Ind. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., August 12, 1802. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for Indiana state attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Osgood, Ripley County, Ind., December 4, 1876 (age 74 years, 114 days). Interment at Cliff Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ind.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Cravens and Mary (Nickel) Cravens; second cousin of James Addison Cravens.
		Political family: Cravens family of Indiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Addison Cravens (1818-1893) — also known as James A. Cravens — of Hardinsburg, Washington County, Ind. Born in Rockingham County, Va., November 4, 1818. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-50; member of Indiana state senate, 1850-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1861-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1868, 1880. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hardinsburg, Washington County, Ind., June 22, 1893 (age 74 years, 230 days). Interment at Hardin Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Ind.

		Relatives: Father of Aaron Asbury Cravens; second cousin of James Harrison Cravens.
		Political family: Cravens family of Indiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Aaron Asbury Cravens (b. 1844) — of Indiana. Born in Madison Township, Washington County, Ind., July 26, 1844. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1893, 1899. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of James Addison Cravens.
		Political family: Cravens family of Indiana.

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