Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . civil war. He obtained em-ployment on the Croton works in New York city,but in 1806 went to California and became secre-tary, with the rank of lieutenant, to his father, thencommanding the North Pacific squadron, and in1869 was appointed assistant civil engineer of thenavy-yard at Mare island. This office he resignedin 1870. and then practised his profession in SanFrancisco until 1879. He was commissioned civilengineer in the U. S. navy during the latter year,and ordered to Chester, Pa., where he was occupiedwith the construction of the iron floati
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . civil war. He obtained em-ployment on the Croton works in New York city,but in 1806 went to California and became secre-tary, with the rank of lieutenant, to his father, thencommanding the North Pacific squadron, and in1869 was appointed assistant civil engineer of thenavy-yard at Mare island. This office he resignedin 1870. and then practised his profession in SanFrancisco until 1879. He was commissioned civilengineer in the U. S. navy during the latter year,and ordered to Chester, Pa., where he was occupiedwith the construction of the iron floating dockthen building for the Pensacola navy-yard. Laterhe was ordered to the navy-yard at League island,Pa., and in July. 1881, was sent to the navy-yardat Portsmouth, N. H., and in September, 18*82, as-signed to special duty at Coasters harbor training-station. He was granted leave of absence in 1883,and took charge of the construction of the new Croton aqueductin New York, upto March, is the inventorof an automatictrip for mining-. bucketsand ofnelling (1883). (1876),a tun-machineMr. Cra- ven was given thehonorary degreeof B. S. by Hobartin 1878, and is amember of theAmerican societyof civil ,George Wash-ington, lawyer,b. in Columbiacounty, Ga., 22Dec, 1798. Hewas graduated at Princeton in 1820, and after study-ing law with Richard Henry Wilde in Augusta, %*T&^^/ was admitted to the bar in 1822. He was appointedattorney-general of Georgia in 1827, and continuedin that office until 1831. From 1837 till 1842 wasa member of the legislature from Richmond county,with the exception of one year. He then waselected to congress as a whig to fill the vacancycaused bv the death of Richard W. Habersham,and served from 7 Feb., 1843, till 3 March of thesame year, during which he was also elected gov-ernor of Georgia, and re-elected in 1845. Later heheld the office of secretary of war in PresidentTaylors cabinet, serving from 7 March, 1849, till15 Aug., 1850. On t
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