William B. Cravens

William Ben Cravens (born January 17, 1872 in Fort Smith , Arkansas , †  January 13, 1939 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1913 and from 1933 to 1939 he represented the fourth constituency of the state of Arkansas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cravens was the father of William Fadjo Cravens and the cousin of Jordan E. Cravens , both of whom were also Congressmen for the state of Arkansas. He attended elementary school in Louisville ( Kentucky ) and then graduated from the Staunton Military Academy in Virginia . After studying law at the University of Missouri and being admitted to the bar in 1893, he began his new profession in Fort Smith. He was an attorney for that city between 1898 and 1902 and was a prosecutor in the Twelfth Judicial District of Arkansas from 1902 to 1908.

Politically, Cravens was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1906 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded John Sebastian Little on March 4, 1907 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . In 1912 he did not stand for election and worked as a lawyer for the next 20 years. In 1932 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in his old district. There he replaced Effiegene Wingo on March 4, 1933 . In 1934, 1936 and 1938 he was confirmed in this mandate. His last legislative period began on January 3, 1939. However, he died just ten days later in the federal capital. His son William then won the by-election.

Web links

• William B. Cravens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William B. Cravens in the database of Find a Grave (English)