Born near
Cynthiana, Kentucky, Rariden received a limited schooling. He moved to
Brookville, Indiana, and later to Salisbury, where he served as deputy clerk of court and studied law. He was
admitted to the bar in 1818 and began practice in
Centerville, Indiana, in 1820. He served as prosecuting attorney 1822–1825.
Political career He served in the State senate in 1823 and as a member of the State house of representatives in 1829, 1830, 1832, and 1833. Rariden was elected as a
Whig to the
Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841).
Later career and death In 1846, he moved to
Cambridge City, Indiana. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. He died in
Cambridge City, Indiana on October 20, 1856, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery. ==References==