Nehemiah Andrew Cravens
Full Name: Nehemiah Andrew CravensDate of birth: September 9, 1854
Date of death: June 25, 1908
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 54 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Willis / Montgomery | Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker | |
| H | 54 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Willis / Montgomery | Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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House District 54
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Willis / Montgomery Counties in district: Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker |
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House District 54
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Willis / Montgomery Counties in district: Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, Nehemiah A. Cravens, "Judge N.A. Cravens Is Dead," 6/26/1908, p. 8. Born September 1854 in Franklin, Louisiana; marriage to Miss Mary E. Mather on 9/25/1878 in Houston. Austin Statesman.
- Biographical sketch, Judge Nehemiah Andrew Cravens, selection as Governor Sayers' private secretary, "An Editor and His Family," The Colfax Chronicle (Colfax, Louisiana), 1/28/1899, p. 1. Wife Mary Elizabeth Mather Cravens, sons include Nehemiah Andrew Cravens, Jr. Report from the Willis (Texas) Index. Newspapers.com.
- Biographical sketch, N.A. Cravens, Jr., pp. 21-22. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Obituary and photo, Judge Nehemiah A. Cravens, State Purchasing Agent, "N.A. Cravens Dead," The Houston Post, 6/26/1908, p. 7. Born 9/29/1854 in in Franklin, Louisiana; "admitted to the bar in 1876, settling at Willis, Texas." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, N.A. Cravens, p. 262. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Biographical sketch, N.A. Cravens, Governor's Private Secretary, pp. 38-39. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
- Biographical sketch, N.A. Cravens, Private Secretary to the Governor, p. 125. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - N.A. Cravens, Willis, Montgomery County, age 25, born circa 1855 in Louisiana, lawyer, spouse Mary E., daughter Lula E.
Census of 1900 - Nehemiah A. Cravens, Austin, Travis County, age 46, born September 1854 in Louisiana, lawyer, spouse Mary E., daughters Lula E., Kate G., Mary M., Frankie G., and Annie Laura, sons Nehemiah A., Jr., and Edmund P. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 - Nehemiah Andrew Cravens and Mary Mather, parents of daughter Frankye Cravens Hamlett, death date 5/31/1962. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Nehemiah A. Cravens, birth date 9/9/1854, death date 6/25/1908, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, with spouse Mary E. Mather Cravens. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. N.A. Cravens, Jr., 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. N.A. Cravens, Jr., 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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