James Craig
Born: February 28, 1818
Birthplace: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Father: James Craig 1792 – 1874
Mother: Margaret Slater 1793 – 1855
Wife: Helen Moots Pfouts 1825 – 1907
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Children:
Clara C. Craig Garth 1845 – 1912
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Colonel Louis Aleck Craig Sr. 1851 – 1904
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Saint Joseph, Missouri
Served in the Mexican – American War rising to Captain
1852 – 1856: Missouri State Attorney for twelfth Judicial Circuit
1856 – 1857: Missouri State Representative
1857 – 1861: United States Congressman from Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1872: President of Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad
1861 – 1863: Union Army Brigadier General in Union Army
Sent west to protect the route of the Overland Mail
Assigned to the Command of the District of Nebraska
1863: Resigned from the Union Army in May
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Missouri State Militia
1865: Resigned from the State Militia in January
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1872: President of Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad
Builder of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad
1st President of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad
President of St. Joseph and Denver Railroad Co.
First Comptroller for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri
Died: October 22, 1888
Place of Death: St. Joseph, Missouri
Cause of Death: Cancer
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri
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