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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJames RARIDEN
(1795-1856)
RARIDEN, James, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Cynthiana, Harrison County,
Ky., February 14, 1795; received a limited schooling; moved to
Brookville, Ind., and thence to Salisbury; deputy clerk of court;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and began practice in
Centerville, Ind., in 1820; prosecuting attorney 1822-1825; served
in the State senate in 1823; member of the State house of
representatives in 1829, 1830, 1832, and 1833; elected as a Whig to
the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837-March
3, 1841); moved to Cambridge City, Ind., in 1846; delegate to the
State constitutional convention in 1850; died in Cambridge City,
Wayne County, Ind., October 20, 1856; interment in Riverside
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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