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William Benjamin Craig
William B. Craig in January 1908
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	William F. Aldrich
Succeeded by	Fred Blackmon
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office 1903-1907
Personal details
Born	William Benjamin Craig (1877-11-02)November 2, 1877 Selma, Alabama
Died	November 27, 1925(1925-11-27) (aged 48) Selma, Alabama
Political party	Democratic

William Benjamin Craig (November 2, 1877 – November 27, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Born in Selma, Alabama, Craig attended the public and high schools of Selma and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Selma, Alabama. He served an apprenticeship as a machinist in the shops of the Southern Railway at Selma from 1893 to 1897. He served in the Alabama National Guard as a private, noncommissioned officer, and captain. He served as member of the State senate in 1903–1907.

Craig was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed the practice of law in Selma, Alabama. He died in Selma, Alabama, November 27, 1925. He was interred in Old Live Oak Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "William Benjamin Craig (id: C000861)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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