Background
Cravens, James W. was born on January 15, 1920 in Sanborn, Iowa, United States. Son of John W. and Bernice (Daly) Cravens.
Cravens, James W. was born on January 15, 1920 in Sanborn, Iowa, United States. Son of John W. and Bernice (Daly) Cravens.
Biosystems Engineering, University Iowa, 1941. Master in Banking, University Wisconsin, 1954.
President Sanborn Savings Bank, since 1965. President Dickinson County Savings Bank, Milford, Iowa, since 1973, C. Land Corporation, Sanborn, since 1975. Member State Banking Board, Des Moines, 1973—1981.
President Young Men’s Christian Association, Spirit Lake, Iowa, 1982—1984. Chairman board trustees Sanborn Municipal Light and Power, 1958—1978, Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. President State Association Municipal Utilities, 1972—1974.
Member of Okoboji Yacht Club, Masons.
Married Margaret J. Cary, May 24, 1940. Children: John H., Margaret B., James Patrick.