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by giving concerts tliroughout Protestant Eu- rope. Returning in the summer of 1878 lie as- sumed active cliarge of the university. In 1895 he mjide a four niontlis' tour, visiting Egypt, Palestine. Turkey, Greece and Italy, lie died at St. Charles. Minn.. Sept. 4. 1900. ' CRAVEN, Alfred Wingate, engineer, was horn in Wasliiii-ton, DC, Oct. 20, 1810; son of Tunis A. and Hannah (^Tingey) Craven. His fatlier was an officer in the U.S. navy, and his mother a daughter of Com. Thomas Tingey. U.S.N. Alfred was graduated at Columbia in 1829, subsequently studying law and also civil engineering. He was associated with Gen. George S. Greene in engi- neering work and became a successful railroad engineer anil manager. He was engineer com- missioner to the Croton aqueduct board. New York city, 1849-68, and the vast additions made to the original plant during these years were under his supervision. He also secured the legis- lation necessary to maintain in the city an effi- cient sewerage system. He was later associated with Allan Campbell in building the Park Avenue subway between 42d street and the Harlem river. He was a charter member of the American so- ciety of civil engineers, and its president, 1869-71. He died in Chiswick, England, March 29, 1879.

CRAVEN, Braxton, educator, was born in Deep River, N.C.. Aug. 26, 1822. He was edu- cated at a Quaker school in New Gordon. N.C., was graduated at Randolph-Macon college in 1849, and became principal of Union institute. In 1851 the school was rechartered as Normal col- lege and placed under state supervision, and in 1859 was again changed to Trinity college. He resigned the presidency in December, 1863, re- suming it in January, 1866. He was licensed to preach in 1840 and in 1857 joined the North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and preached regularly up to the time of his death. Randolph Macon college conferred on him the degree of A.M. in 1852; Andrew college, Tenn., that of D.D., and the University of Mis- souri that of LL.D. He published An Jlistoriral Skftrh of Trinity CoUf-rie (1867). He died at Trinity college. N.C., Nov. 7. 18H2.

CRAVEN, Charles Henderson, naval officer, was born at Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, Nov. 30, 1843; son of Rear- Admiral Thomas Tingey and Emily (Henderson) Craven; grandson of Tunis Augustus and Hannah (Tingey) Craven; and great -grand.son on his father's side of Com- modore Thomas Tingey and on his mother's side of Commodore Thomas Truxtun. He was gradu- ated at the U.S. naval academy in 1863 and was an en.sign in the South Atlantic blockading squadron, 1863-65, taking part in the operations at Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. He was one of the officers on board the Ilousatonic wlien

she was blo\rn up by a torpedo off Charle.ston in February, 1864. He participated in the night at- tack on Fort Sumter, in command of the tifth di- vision at the assault, sustaining injuries therein, and was then detailed on special duty at a bat- tery on Morris Island, in Charleston luarbor, the exposure from which resulted in the di.sabilities wliich caused his retirement. He was on board the flagship Culorndo attached to the European station, 1865-67, receiving promotion to lieuten- ant-commander in March, 1868. In 1868 he was ordered to the South Pacific squadron and later served as executive officer of the receiving sliip Independence at Mare Island navy yard. In 1874 he became executive officer of the Kearmrge and later of the Monocacy in China. He was detached from the China .squadron in 1879 and was ordered to duty at the Mare Island navy yard. He was retired on account of ill health, April 21, 1881. He was married in 1874 to Mary Folger, daughter of J. L. N. Shepard of San Francisco. He died in Washington, D.C., March 1, 1898.

CRAVEN, Elijah Richardson, clergyman, was born in Washington, D.C., March 28, 1824;. son of Eli jail Richard.son and Sarah (Landreth) Craven; grandson of John and Ann (Richardson) Craven, and of John and Margaret (Nutter) Land- reth, and a descendant of Thomas Craven, who- immigrated to America in 1728, and settled in New Jersey. His maternal grandfather, John Landreth, came to America from Scotland in 1788. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1842, and after studying law for twa years entered the Princeton theological seminary from which he was graduated in 1848. He was a tutor in the College of New Jersey, 1846—49; pastor of the Reformed Dutch church at Somer- ville. N.J., 1850-54, and of the Third Presbyterian church at Newark, N. J., 1854-87. In 18.59 he was- elected a trustee of the College of New Jersey and in 1865 he became a director of the Theologi- cal seminary. In 1878 he was appointed chair- man of the committee on the revision of the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian church, and in 1885 was chosen moderator of the General Assembly. He was elected in 1887 secretary of the Pre.sbyterian board of publication and Sab- bath-school work. He received the degree of D.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1859, and that of LL.D. from Lafayette college in 1890. He is the editor of the American edition of Lange on "Revelation," to which he made extensive additions; and of various articles in religious reviews.

CRAVEN, Henry Smith, engineer, was born at bound Brook. N.J., Oct. 14. 1845; son of Rear- Adnriral Thomas Tingey and Emily (Henderson) Craven. He was educated at St. John's college, AnnaiKjlis, and entered Hobart college, N.Y., in