The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cravens to Craw
- ️Lawrence Kestenbaum
CRAVENS (Soundex C615) — See also AVENS, CRAVEN, CRAVER, CRAVEY, CRAVINS, GRAVENS, MCCRAVEY, MCRAVEN, RAVENS, RAVENSCRAFT, RAVENSCROFT, RAVENSTAHL.
 CRAVENS:
See also
Napoleon
Allen Farr | |
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Cravens, Aaron Asbury (b.
1844) —
of Indiana.
Born in Madison Township, Washington
County, Ind., July 26,
1844.
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1884;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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| Cravens,
Ben See William Ben
Cravens | |
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Cravens, Claude S. —
of Slaton, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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| Cravens,
Fadjo See William Fadjo
Cravens | |
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Cravens, Fay —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 55, 1933-34; member of
Minnesota
state senate 55th District, 1935-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank See J. Frank
Cravens | |
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Cravens, J. Frank —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, James Addison
(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, 1840;
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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1872.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hardinsburg, Washington
County, Ind., June 22,
1893 (age 74 years, 230
days).
Interment at Hardin
Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Ind.
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Cravens, James Harrison
(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; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848;
candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1852;
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.
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Cravens, Jeremiah C. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, Jesse L. —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Postmaster at Carthage,
Mo., 1860-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, John A. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, John C. —
of Indiana.
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1861-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, John E. —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, John O. —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 1891.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, Jordan Edgar
(1830-1914) —
also known as Jordan E. Cravens —
of Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark.
Born in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., November
7, 1830.
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.
Slaveowner.
Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., April 8,
1914 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Clarksville, Ark.
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Cravens, Joseph Marshall
(1859-1939) —
also known as Joseph M. Cravens; "Uncle
Joe" —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., February
9, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904,
1912,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932;
candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1924.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., June 29,
1939 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
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Cravens, Michael —
of Louisville, Winston
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cravens, Oscar —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, R. D. —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, R. P. —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Salina, Kan., 1892-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Cravens, William Ben
(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.
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 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Interment at Oak
Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Cravens, William Fadjo
(1899-1974) —
also known as Fadjo Cravens —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., February
15, 1899.
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 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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CRAVER (Soundex C616) — See also AVER, BRAVERMAN, CARVER, CHOROVER, COERVER, CORVERA, CRAVEN, CRAVENS, CRAVEY, CREVIERE, GRAVER, GRAVERHOLT, GRAVERS, KOREVAAR, MCCRAVEY, MCRAVEN, TRAVER, TRAVERS, TRAVERSE, TRAVERSIE.
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Craver, Alvin W. —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1908-12, 1918-20; postmaster at Youngstown,
Ohio, 1938-41 (acting, 1938).
Burial location unknown.
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Craver, Charles Francis
(1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil
producer based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Craver, S. J. —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Craver, Spurgeon —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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CRAVEY (Soundex C610) — See also CARRIVEAU, CARVEY, CAVEY, CRAVEN, CRAVENS, CRAVER, CRAVO, CREEVEY, CREVEY, CUERVO, KAROV, KRIVE, MCCRAVEY, MCELRAVEY, MCRAVEN.
Cravey, Zachariah Daniel
(1894-1966) —
also known as Zack D. Cravey —
of DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Milan, Telfair
County, Ga., April
13, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Telfair
County Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fish
commissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner,
1941-43; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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| Cravey, Zack
D. See Zachariah Daniel
Cravey |
CRAVISON (Soundex C612) — See also AVISON, CRAVINS, DAVISON, DEVISON, DRAVIS, HARVISON, ISON, IVISON, LEVISON, TRAVIS, TRIVISONE.
CRAW (Soundex C600) — See also CRAM, CRAUGH, CRAWFORD, CRAWLEY, CRAWLING, CRAY, CREW, CROW, GRAW, KRAAY, KRAH, KRAU, KREH, LECRAW, MCCRAW.
| CRAW:
See also
Irvine
H. Sprague | |
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Craw, Charles S. —
of Oxford, Benton
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Craw, Farley —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Republican. Postmaster at Caro,
Mich., 1871-73, 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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