James Addison Cravens (November 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893) was a nineteenth century politician from Indiana. He was the second cousin of James Harrison Cravens.
James Addison Cravens
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | William H. English |
| Succeeded by | Michael C. Kerr |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
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Born in Rockingham County, Virginia, Cravens moved near Hardinsburg, Indiana with his father in 1820 where he attended public schools as a child. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and livestock raising, served in the Mexican-American Warasmajor of the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment from 1846to1847 and was a member of the Indiana House of Representativesin1848 and 1849. Cravens served in the Indiana Senate from 1850to1853, was commissioned a brigadier generalofIndiana Militiain1854 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representativesin1860, serving from 1861to1865, not being a candidate for renomination in 1864. He was a delegate to the National Union Conventionin1866 and to the Democratic National Conventionin1868. He resumed agricultural pursuits until his death in Hardinsburg, IndianaonJune 20, 1893. He was interned in Hardin Cemetery in Hardinsburg.
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