J. Wesley Caradine

J. Wesley Caradine (February 16, 1846 - ?) was a farmer and state legislator in Mississippi.[1][2][3] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875.[4] He was the first state representative for Clay County, Mississippi after it was established in 1871.[5]

A Republican, he testified about threats and intimidation from Democrats during the 1875 election.[6][1][7]

Celia Sanders was his wife.[1]

See also

References
  1. "J. Wesley Caradine – Against All Odds".
  2. "Excerpt from Caradine testimony – Against All Odds".
  3. "J. Wesley Caradine · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. 1874.
  4. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 39
  5. Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (October 12, 1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. ISBN 9780788448218 – via Google Books.
  6. of 1875, United States Congress Senate Select Committee to Inquire into the Mississippi Election (October 12, 1876). "Mississippi in 1875: Report of the Select Committee to Inquire Into the Mississippi Election of 1875, with the Testimony and Documentary Evidence ..." U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  7. "Clarion-Ledger, August 16, 1876 – Against All Odds".


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