James Rariden

James Rariden (* 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 U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

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

1823 Rariden was elected to the Senate from Indiana; 1829 to 1833 he was a member - except in 1831 - the House of Representatives of the State of. In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party created at that time. In the congressional elections of 1836 he was in the fifth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Johnathan McCarty on March 4, 1837. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1841 two legislative sessions.

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

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