John D. Craddock
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John Durrett Craddock was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
, USA.
Born in Munfordville, Kentucky
, Craddock attended the public schools of Hart County.
During the Philippine Insurrection and also during the Boxer Uprising in China served as a corporal and sergeant in Troop F, Third United States Cavalry.
He was employed as a railroad engineer with the Isthmian Canal Commission, Panama Canal Zone from 1904 to 1910.
He returned to Munfordville, Kentucky
, in 1910 and engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the board of trustees of Munfordville 1910-1925.
Assisted in organizing the Burley Tobacco Growers Association in 1922 and served as director from 1922 to 1941.
He served as member of the Kentucky Mammoth Cave National Park Commission 1922-1928.
Craddock was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first
Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
Congress.
Field man, Federal Farm Board, Washington, D.C., in 1931 and 1932.
Agent of the Kentucky Blue Grass Cooperative Association, Winchester, Kentucky
, in 1933 and 1934.
Treasurer of Hart County at Munfordville, Kentucky
, in 1934 and 1935.
He resumed his former pursuits.
He served as a member of the State Agricultural Adjustment Administration Committee from 1939 until his death.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
, May 20, 1942.
He was interred in New Munfordville Cemetery, Munfordville, Kentucky
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, USA.
Born in Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...
, Craddock attended the public schools of Hart County.
During the Philippine Insurrection and also during the Boxer Uprising in China served as a corporal and sergeant in Troop F, Third United States Cavalry.
He was employed as a railroad engineer with the Isthmian Canal Commission, Panama Canal Zone from 1904 to 1910.
He returned to Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...
, in 1910 and engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the board of trustees of Munfordville 1910-1925.
Assisted in organizing the Burley Tobacco Growers Association in 1922 and served as director from 1922 to 1941.
He served as member of the Kentucky Mammoth Cave National Park Commission 1922-1928.
Craddock was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress.
Field man, Federal Farm Board, Washington, D.C., in 1931 and 1932.
Agent of the Kentucky Blue Grass Cooperative Association, Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, in 1933 and 1934.
Treasurer of Hart County at Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...
, in 1934 and 1935.
He resumed his former pursuits.
He served as a member of the State Agricultural Adjustment Administration Committee from 1939 until his death.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, May 20, 1942.
He was interred in New Munfordville Cemetery, Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...
.