Background
Graven, Henry Norman was born on June 1, 1893 in Saint James, Minnesota, United States. Son of Endre Norman and Elise (Thompson) Graven.
Graven, Henry Norman was born on June 1, 1893 in Saint James, Minnesota, United States. Son of Endre Norman and Elise (Thompson) Graven.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1921, Bachelor of Laws., 1921. Doctor of Laws, Capital University Columbis, O., 1942. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wartburg College, 1962.
During World War I he served as a United States. Army combat engineer He received an Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1921, and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1921. Relocating to Iowa, he was in private practice in Greene, Iowa from 1921 to 1937.
From 1936 to 1937 he was a special assistant state attorney general of Iowa and a counsel for the Iowa State Highway Commission.
From 1937 to 1944 Graven was a trial court judge on the 12th Judicial District Court of Iowa. From 1944 until his death in 1970, Graven presided as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Graven was nominated by President Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt on March 3, 1944, to a seat vacated through the retirement of George Cromwell Scott. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1944, and received his commission on March 24, 1944.
He served as chief judge in 1961, before assuming senior status on August 31, 1961.
Graven continued to serve until his death on February 1, 1970, in San Antonio, Texas.
Served with combat engineers, World War I. Member Order of Coif. Greene Iowa.
Married Helen T. Davis, March 20, 1926. Children: David L., Stanley North., Lloyd.