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 U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and legal career

John Cradlebaugh attended the public schools of his home and then the Kenyon College and Oxford University in Ohio. After a subsequent law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1840. In June 1858 he was appointed to a federal judgeship in the area of present-day Utah. There he negotiated some violent crimes and massacres. However, there were no convictions in these cases because the jury did not reach a verdict. In its quest to restore law and order in his area, he also set a federal troops while terrorizing the population. His approach met with opposition by the territorial governor, Alfred Cumming and the U.S. Attorney General Jeremiah S. Black. Cradlebaugh then moved to Carson City in present-day Nevada.

Politicians and officers

After the founding of Nevada Territory, he was elected as an independent candidate for delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. This mandate he held between December 2, 1861, and March 3, 1863. At the same time he was an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. During the Battle of Vicksburg he was wounded, after which he retired from military service in October 1863.

In 1862 Cradlebaugh was not elected to Congress. His seat delegates went to the Republican Gordon Newell Mott. Cradlebaugh settled in Eureka, where he was engaged in mining. He is also passed on his 53rd birthday.