William Graves

Background

Graves" first job was that of farmer on his father"s land.

Education

Carey Graves was educated in the public school system of Washington Parish, Louisiana.

Career

He enlisted in the United States. Navy as a Radio Operator on the United States. Battleship New Jersey. In his spare time, he read the requirements to pass the Bar in the State of Texas. Elois and Cary Graves had one child, a daughter named Maxine Graves Price.

Legal and Political Known politically as Bill Graves, Carey Graves arrived in Texas looking for every advantage a young state offered.

Worked as a Locomotive Fireman on the New Orleans and Northern Railroad, while waiting on results from Texas State Bar Association. Graves passed the Bar Exam the first time he sat for lieutenant

- Assistant District Attorney of Dallas, Texas from 1920 to 1924

- City Judge, City of Dallas 1925-1927

- Police and Fire Commissioner, City of Dallas, Texas. lieutenant was during Graves" time in office, he established a Criminal Investigation Department for Murder.

- Democratic Representative in the Texas Senate, from District 11

- January 10, 1939 - January 12, 1943 47th & 46th

- January 12, 1943 - January 14, 1947 49th & 48th Majority Leader, Senate President Pro Tem, Ad Interim.

Governor of Texas for a Day

October 5–14, 1946, Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson was called away from the State of Texas & on October 14, 1946 the Lieutenant Governor, John Lee Smith, was called away from the State of Texas. October 14, 1946 Senator Graves, as Majority Leader, was called to act as Texas Governor. Committees Serves with the Texas Senate, District 11

49th R.S. - 1945 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance (Chair) Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Health State Affairs Veterans" Affairs

48th R.S. - 1943 Assignment and Employment, Special Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Contingent Expense Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special Finance Insurance Judicial Districts Military Affairs State Departments and Institutions State Penitentiaries

47th R.S. - 1941 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Labor (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Public Health Public Printing State Affairs State Institutions and Departments

46th R.S. - 1939 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Federal Relations (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Internal Improvements (Chair) Nominations of Governor Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Rules State Affairs Towns and City Corporations.

Achievements

• Graves was Governor of Texas for a day, a self-educated man, a patriot. Graves was an example of men, not classically educated, coming to the early days of Texas with a quality of willingness: to work, achieve and improve life for his family and country.

Membership

Charter member of the Bonehead Club of Dallas

- Board Member of the State Board of Education from 1953 to 1966.