Calvin Graves (January 3, 1804 – February 11, 1877) was an American politician. He was a house member of the North Carolina General Assembly and a member of the North Carolina State Senate.[1] He was the son of Azariah Graves.
Graves studied at the Bingham School, University of North Carolina, and with Leonard Henderson, before establishing a law practice in Yanceyville and entering politics as a delegate from Caswell County to the 1835 state constitutional convention.
He supported railway expansion and the North Carolina Railroad, supported the establishment of an insane asylum, and was a trustee at Wake Forest University. He opposed voting rights for African Americans.[2] His vote for a railroad as Senate president broke a tie.[3]
He and his wife had two sons and two daughters. A historical marker is at the site of his birthplace.[4]