William Benjamin Craig | |
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 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 November 2, 1877 Selma, Alabama |
| Died | November 27, 1925 (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.
