Background
Graves, Herbert Cornelius was born on August 17, 1869 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Son of Willard Purdy and Lucy Malvina (Libby) Graves.
Graves, Herbert Cornelius was born on August 17, 1869 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Son of Willard Purdy and Lucy Malvina (Libby) Graves.
Civil Engineer, University of Virginia, 1889.
Railroad surveyor, North Carolina, 1889-1890. Railroad, land and townsite surveys, Virginia, 1890-1891. City surveyor, Alexandria, Virginia, 1891-1895.
Nautical expert, Hydrographic Office, United States Navy, Cleveland, Ohio, 1895-1898.
Nautical expert and assistant, 1898-1917. Appointed chief Division of Hydrography and Topography, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1915.
Compiler of “Coast Pilots,” relative to coasts of the United States and Alaska (public by Coast and Geodetic Survey). Home: Washington, Distric.
Married Clara Edith Walter, September 4, 1894.