Charles H. Graves
C.H. Graves | |
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15th United States Minister to Sweden | |
In office May 31, 1905 – December 12, 1913 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | William W. Thomas Jr. |
Succeeded by | Ira Nelson Morris |
1st United States Minister to Norway | |
In office May 31, 1905 – August 6, 1906 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Diplomatic relations established |
Succeeded by | Herbert H. D. Peirce |
19th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
In office 1889–1891 | |
Preceded by | William Rush Merriam |
Succeeded by | Ezra T. Champlin |
8th Mayor of Duluth | |
In office 1881–1883 | |
Preceded by | J.D. Ensign |
Succeeded by | Joshua B. Culver |
Personal details | |
Born | Springfield, Massachusetts | August 14, 1839
Died | October 7, 1928 | (aged 89)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Alice Kinney (m. 1905) |
Residence | Duluth, Minnesota |
Profession | Soldier, diplomat |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() Union |
Branch/service | ![]() Union Army |
Years of service | 1861-1870 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Hinman Graves (August 14, 1839 – October 7, 1928) was an American army officer, politician, and diplomat.
Military[]
Hinman was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Army of the Potomac as a sergeant. Breveted four times for gallantry in action, he participated in many battles in the Eastern Theater, and finished the war at the rank of lieutenant colonel. The war over, Graves decided to stay in the army until December 1870, at which time he was discharged from the Thirty-fourth infantry.[1]
Politics[]
Following his discharge from the army, Graves moved to the port city of Duluth, Minnesota, where he initially involved himself various business ventures including shipping, real estate, iron mining, and insurance, and became the first person to ship wheat from Duluth's port in 1871.[2] He then entered local politics, first as a Republican in the Minnesota Senate representing District 29 from 1873 to 1876.[3] He then served as Mayor of Duluth from 1881 to 1883.[4] On November 11, 1888 he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 46, serving a term from January 9, 1889 to January 5, 1891, during which time he served as Speaker of the House for the twenty-sixth Minnesota Legislature.[3]
Later life[]
Graves was later appointed as United States Ambassador to Sweden from 1905 to 1913 and to Norway from 1905 to 1906. Just before leaving for his posts, Graves announced at a farewell banquet that he would be marrying a Miss Alice Kinney from Athens, Pennsylvania on April 25.[5] The two married; his wife died in 1949.[6]
Notes[]
- ^ His obituary in The New York Times claims he was a captain at that time, whereas Minnesota's State Capitol and the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library state he was a Colonel.
- ^ Thompson, 5.
- ^ a b Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ "Col. C. H. Graves to Marry". The New York Times. April 10, 1905.
- ^ "Mrs. Charles H. Graves' Rites". The New York Times. April 16, 1949. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
References[]
- Hinman Family
- "Minnesota Legislators Past and Present: Graves, Charles Hinman "C.H."". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- "Col. C.H. Graves, Ex-Diplomat, Dies". The New York Times. October 8, 1928.
- Thompson, Neil B. (1974). Minnesota's State Capitol: The Art and Politics of a Public Building. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87351-085-1.
- 1839 births
- 1928 deaths
- Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts
- People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
- Ambassadors of the United States to Norway
- Ambassadors of the United States to Sweden
- Minnesota state senators
- Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Mayors of Duluth, Minnesota