John Cradlebaugh

John Cradlebaugh (born February 22, 1819 in Circleville , Ohio , † February 22, 1872 in Eureka , Nevada ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the Nevada Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and legal career

John Cradlebaugh attended public schools in his home country and then Kenyon College and Oxford University in Ohio. After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1840. In June 1858 he was appointed a federal judge in what is now the state of Utah . There he negotiated some violent crimes and massacres. However, there were no convictions in these cases because the jury did not reach a guilty verdict. In his endeavors to restore law and order in his area, he also used federal troops and terrorized the population in the process. His approach was met with opposition from Territory Governor Alfred Cumming and US Attorney General Jeremiah S. Black . Cradlebaugh then moved to Carson City in what is now Nevada.

Politician and officer

After the establishment of the Nevada Territory, he was elected as an independent candidate for a delegate to the US House of Representatives. He exercised this mandate between December 2, 1861 and March 3, 1863. At the same time he was still an officer in the Union Army during the civil war . He was wounded in the course of the Battle of Vicksburg , whereupon he retired from military service in October 1863.

In 1862, Cradlebaugh was no longer elected to Congress . His delegate seat went to Republican Gordon Newell Mott . Cradlebaugh settled in Eureka, where he worked in the mining industry. He died there on his 53rd birthday.

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SURNAME	Cradlebaugh, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Circleville , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1872
Place of death	Eureka , Nevada