Charles A. Graves

Charles A. Graves
Born	Charles Alfred Graves (1850-10-20)October 20, 1850 Mechums River, Virginia
Died	November 10, 1928(1928-11-10) (aged 78) Charlottesville, Virginia
Burial place	University of Virginia Cemetery
Education	Washington and Lee University
Occupation(s)	Legal scholar, professor

Charles Alfred Graves (October 20, 1850 – November 10, 1928) was a legal scholar and law professor, who taught at the law schools of Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia.

Biography

Charles A. Graves was born on Mechums River in Albemarle County, Virginia on October 20, 1850.^[1] He graduated from Washington and Lee, where he studied under John W. Brockenbrough and John Randolph Tucker, then joined the faculty in 1873. From 1875 to 1887, Graves taught alone, while Tucker served in Congress. Tucker returned, then in 1896, a third faculty member was added, John W. Davis. Graves became dean in 1897 upon Tucker's death. From 1899 to 1928, Graves was a professor of law at the University of Virginia.^[2]

Graves was a charter member of The Virginia Bar Association in 1890.^[3] With Judge Edward C. Burks and Professor William M. Lile, Graves issued the first volume of the Virginia Law Register in May 1895.^[4]

In 1907, on the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee, Graves gave a poignant speech at the University of Virginia about Lee's years at Washington College. The speech was reprinted in the Alumni Bulletin.^[5]

In 1911, Washington and Lee conferred on Graves an honorary doctor of laws degree.^[6]

He died at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia on November 10, 1928, and was buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery.^[1]

Notes and references

1. "Death Takes Aged Teacher of Law at Charlottesville". The Portsmouth Star. Charlottesville, Virginia (published November 11, 1928). AP. November 10, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Charles Alfred Graves (1850-1928)". Washington & Lee University. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
3. "Charter of the Virginia State Bar Association, Acts of Assembly 1889-1890", c. 376, published in Report of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association (1893) (available on Google Books)
4. Bryson, William Hamilton (2000). Virginia Law Books: Essays and Bibliographies. ISBN 0-87169-239-2.
5. "Address of Professor C. A. Graves". The Alumni Bulletin. VII (1). University of Virginia: 146–152. January 1907. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Google Books.
6. "Honorary Doctorate Degrees Conferred". Washington & Lee University. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

External links

• Works by or about Charles A. Graves at the Internet Archive