| 词条 | John Caven (American politician) |
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John Caven (12 April 1824 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – 9 March 1905) was an Indiana politician and Freemason. He was the 9th and 12th mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana as well as an Indiana state senator. [1][1][2] Caven was born in Pennsylvania from Scotch-Irish and English American parents.[2]He moved to Indianapolis in 1845, began law studies two years later, and opened a practice. In May 1863, Caven, running as a Republican, was elected mayor without opposition. He won a second term in 1865.[3] Caven then served two terms in the Indiana Senate (1869–1873) before returning to serve another three consecutive terms (1875–1881) as mayor of Indianapolis.[3] He won a third term as a state senator in 1887.[1] Caven was never married. References1. ^1 {{cite book|author1=David J. Bodenhamer |author2=Robert Graham Barrows |author3=David Gordon Vanderstel |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1994|pages=391–392|isbn=978-0-253-31222-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bg13QcMSsq8C&source=gbs_navlinks_s}} {{IndianapolisMayors}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Caven, John}}{{Indiana-mayor-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://indianapolis.about.com/od/landmarkslegends/a/IrishInIndy.htm|title=The History of the Irish in Indianapolis: The Impact of Irish Immigrants on Indy|last=Pngleton|first=Christy|publisher=About.com: Indianapolis|accessdate=2009-08-28}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Nowland|first=John H.B.|title=Early reminiscences of Indianapolis: with short biographical sketches of its early citizens, and a few of the prominent business men of the present day|publisher=Sentinel Book and Job Printing House|location=Indianapolis|year=1870|pages=328–329|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0XWAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false}} 8 : 1824 births|1905 deaths|Mayors of Indianapolis|Indiana Republicans|Indiana state senators|American people of English descent|American people of Scotch-Irish descent|19th-century American politicians |
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