James Rariden

James Rariden was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United [States House of Representatives|U.S. representative] from Indiana, from 1837 to 1841.

Biography

Born near Cynthiana, Kentucky, Rariden received a limited schooling.
He moved to Brookville, Indiana, and later to Salisbury, where he served as deputy clerk of court and studied law.
He was Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1818 and began practice in Centerville, Indiana, in 1820.
He served as prosecuting attorney 1822-1825.

Political career

He served in the State senate in 1823 and as a member of the State house of representatives in 1829, 1830, 1832, and 1833.
Rariden was elected as a Whig to the 25th [United States Congress|Twenty-fifth] and Twenty-sixth Congresses.

Later career and death

In 1846, he moved to Cambridge [City, Indiana].
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850.
He died in Cambridge City, Indiana on October 20, 1856, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.