| 词条 | William Fadjo Cravens |
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| name = William Fadjo Cravens | image = | state = Arkansas | district = 4th | term_start = September 12, 1939 | term_end = January 3, 1949 | preceded = William B. Cravens | succeeded = Boyd A. Tackett | birth_date = {{birth-date|February 15, 1899}} | death_date = {{death-date and age|April 16, 1974|February 15, 1899}} | birth_place = Fort Smith, Arkansas | death_place = Fort Smith, Arkansas | citizenship = {{US}} | spouse = Elizabeth B. Echols Cravens | children = Katherine Elizabeth Cravens William Fadjo Cravens | profession = Attorney | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Washington & Lee University | residence = |nickname = |allegiance = {{flagicon|United States of America}} United States of America |branch = United States Navy |service_years = |rank = |unit = |commands = |battles = World War I |awards = |}} William Fadjo Cravens (February 15, 1899 – April 16, 1974) was an American politician and a United States Congressman (Democrat, Arkansas). BiographyCravens was born on February 15, 1899 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of Arkansas Congressman William B. Cravens and Carolyn (Dyal) Cravens. He attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Pittsburgh; he also attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, from which he received a law degree. He was married on February 16, 1926, to Elizabeth B. Echols and they had two children, Katherine Elizabeth Cravens and William Fadjo Cravens.[1] CareerAfter having served in World War I in the United States Navy, Cravens passed the bar in 1920 and began a law practice in Fort Smith. He took the position of City Attorney in Fort Smith.[2] Elected to the 76th United States Congress in a special election, Cravens filled the term of his father, William Ben Cravens, who had died in office, Cravens was re-elected, and served in Congress from September 12, 1939 to January 3, 1949.[3] DeathCravens died in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, on April 16, 1974 (age 75 years, 60 days). He is interred at Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|title=William Fadjo Cravens|url=http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kgeveringham&id=I65809|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=21 June 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=William Fadjo Cravens|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000887|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=21 June 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=William Fadjo Cravens|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/william_cravens/402999|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=21 June 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=William Fadjo Cravens|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cravens-cravotta.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=21 June 2013}} External links
{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox | state= Arkansas | district= 4 | before= William B. Cravens | after= Boyd A. Tackett | years= 1939–1949}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{U.S. Arkansas Representatives}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cravens, William F.}} 12 : 1899 births|1974 deaths|Politicians from Fort Smith, Arkansas|University of Arkansas alumni|University of Pittsburgh alumni|Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni|United States Navy personnel|American military personnel of World War I|Arkansas lawyers|Arkansas Democrats|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives |
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