Background
Graves, Charles Burleigh was born on November 13, 1841 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Pusey and Jane (Witchell) Graves.
Graves, Charles Burleigh was born on November 13, 1841 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Pusey and Jane (Witchell) Graves.
Reared on farm; education public and private schools, Vermont, and Bushnell, Illinois.
Served in Company F, 9th Kansas Cavalry, November 15, 1861-February 15, 1865. Mustered out as 1st sergeant. Engaged in sawmill business in Leavenworth County and at Trading Post, Kansas, 1865-1867.
Admitted to Kansas bar, 1869.
City attorney and justice of the peace at Neosho Falls, Kansas. County attorney Coffey County, Kansas, 1876.
District judge, 5th Judicial District, 1881-1893. City attorney Emporia, Kansas, 1893.
President of the board education, Emporia, 1893-1899.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, 1905-1911.
Served in Company F, 9th Kansas Cavalry, November 15, 1861-February 15, 1865.
Married Hattie South. Hawkins, November 10, 1872.