Background
Graves, Ernest Williams was born on December 30, 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Sidney O. and Lillian Ruth (Williams) Graves.
Graves, Ernest Williams was born on December 30, 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Sidney O. and Lillian Ruth (Williams) Graves.
Student, Northwestern University, 1945. Bachelor of Arts Mississippi, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1949.
Private practice, Laurel, 1949—1954. Associate Gibbes, Graves, Mullins, Bullock & Ferris and predecessor firms, 1954—1956, partner, from 1956. President law alumni chapter University Mississippi, 1972.
Mississippi chairman Defense Law Institute Milwaukee, 1974. Special complaint counsel Mississippi State Bar, 1976. Board directors Mississippi Economic Council, 1968.
Member Mississippi Governor's Judicial Nominating Committee, 1981, Lawyers' Advisory Committee 5th Circuit Court Appeals. President Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1981.
Chapter chairman American Red Cross, 1958. Fellow: American College Trial Lawyers. Member: American Bar Association, Laurel Community College (president 1972), Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association 1970, International Association Insurance Counsel, Jones County Bar Association 1973, Mississippi Bar Association (chairman resolutions committee 1977, chairman interprofessional relations committee 1978, president 1984-1985).
Married Nancy Chenault Graves, November 5, 1950. 1 child Nan Graves Goodman.