James Addison Cravens (November 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893) was a nineteenth-century politician and military veteran from Indiana who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865.

Born in Rockingham County, Virginia, Cravens moved near Hardinsburg, Indiana with his father in 1820 where he attended public schools as a child.

He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1860, serving from 1861 to 1865, not being a candidate for renomination in 1864.

During the lame-duck session of the 38th Congress, he voted against the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery.

He resumed agricultural pursuits until his death in Hardinsburg, Indiana on June 20, 1893.