Background
Graves was born on May 22, 1804 in Richfield Springs, New New York
Graves was born on May 22, 1804 in Richfield Springs, New New York
They would have five children before her death on January 5, 1845. On March 15, 1848, Graves married Keziah Freeman. She died the following spring.
Graves moved to East Troy, Wisconsin Territory in 1836.
He died on August 28, 1889 in Northwood, Iowa. Other positions Graves held include town supervisor and Walworth County, Wisconsin supervisor.
He was a Democrat.
Graves was a member of the Assembly in 1848. Previously, he had been a member of the Legislature of the Wisconsin Territory in 1846.