Calvin Graves
Calvin Graves (January 3, 1804 – February 11, 1877) was an American politician. He was a house member of the North Carolina House of Commons and a member of the North Carolina State Senate.[1] He was the son of Azariah Graves.
Graves studied at the Bingham School, University of North Carolina, and with Leonard Henderson, before establishing a law practice in Yanceyville, and entering politics as a delegate from Caswell County to the 1835 state constitutional convention.[2]
He supported railway expansion and the North Carolina Railroad, supported the establishment of an insane asylum, and was a trustee at Wake Forest University. He opposed voting rights for African Americans.[3] His vote for a railroad as Senate president broke a tie.[4]
He and his wife had two sons and two daughters. A historical marker is at the site of his birthplace.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "NC DOCKS Scholarship - Digital Greensboro" (PDF). libres.uncg.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 "Marker: G-43". www.ncmarkers.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Humber, John L (1986). "Graves, Calvin | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ↑ "The little-known tale of the N.C. Railroad Co.'s birth". 2 February 2018.
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