James Rarids

James Rarids

James Rariden (born February 14, 1795 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , †  October 20, 1856 in Cambridge City , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Rariden received only a limited education. Via Brookville , Indiana, he came to Salisbury , where he worked as a deputy bailiff. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1818, he began to practice this profession in Centerville . Between 1822 and 1825 Rariden worked as a public prosecutor. At the same time he embarked on a political career.

In 1823 Rariden was elected to the Indiana Senate; from 1829 to 1833 - except in 1831 - he was a member of the State's House of Representatives . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party, which was then formed . In the congressional elections of 1836 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Johnathan McCarty on March 4, 1837 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1841 .

In 1846 he moved to Cambridge City. In 1850, James Rariden was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Indiana Constitution. He died on October 20, 1856 in Cambridge City, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Rariden in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Rariden in the database of Find a Grave (English)