Charles Hinman Graves Explained

C.H. Graves
Order:15th
Minister From:United States
Country:Sweden
Term Start:May 31, 1905
Term End:December 12, 1913
Predecessor:William W. Thomas Jr.
Successor:Ira Nelson Morris
President:Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Order1:1st
Minister From1:United States
Country1:Norway
Term Start1:May 31, 1905
Term End1:August 6, 1906
Predecessor1:Diplomatic relations established
Successor1:Herbert H. D. Peirce
President1:Theodore Roosevelt
Order2:19th
Office2:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term2:1889–1891
Predecessor2:William Rush Merriam
Successor2:Ezra T. Champlin
Office3:8th Mayor of Duluth
Term3:1881–1883
Predecessor3:J.D. Ensign
Successor3:Joshua B. Culver
Birth Date:14 August 1839
Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Residence:Duluth, Minnesota
Party:Republican
Profession:Soldier, diplomat
Signature:Signature of Charles Hinman Graves (1839–1928).png
Serviceyears:1861-1870
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Charles Hinman Graves (August 14, 1839 – October 7, 1928) was an American army officer, politician, and diplomat.

Military

Hinman was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 14, 1839.[1] [2] After the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Army of the Potomac as a sergeant. Breveted four times for gallantry in action, he participated in many battles in the Eastern Theater, and finished the war at the rank of lieutenant colonel. The war over, Graves decided to stay in the army until December 1870, at which time he was discharged from the Thirty-fourth infantry.

Politics

Following his discharge from the army, Graves moved to the port city of Duluth, Minnesota, where he initially involved himself various business ventures including shipping, real estate, iron mining, and insurance, and became the first person to ship wheat from Duluth's port in 1871. He then entered local politics, first as a Republican in the Minnesota Senate representing District 29 from 1873 to 1876. He then served as Mayor of Duluth from 1881 to 1883.[1] On November 11, 1888, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 46, serving a term from January 9, 1889, to January 5, 1891, during which time he served as Speaker of the House for the twenty-sixth Minnesota Legislature.

Later life

Graves was later appointed United States Ambassador to Sweden from 1905 to 1913 and to Norway from 1905 to 1906. Just before leaving for his posts, Graves announced at a farewell banquet that he would be marrying a Miss Alice Kinney from Athens, Pennsylvania on April 25.[3] The two married; his wife died in 1949.[4]

Graves died in Santa Barbara, California on October 7, 1928.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Minnesota Cities and the World's Columbian Exposition . 2 . American Biographical Publishing Company . 991–993 . 1892 . 2023-01-23 . Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: Descendants of both John Hinman (VA, 1635) and Sgt. Edward Hinman (CT, 1650): Seventh Generation . Hinman Family . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008082304/http://www.hinmanfamily.com/hfag38.htm . 2007-10-08 . dead . 2023-01-23.
  3. News: Col. C. H. Graves to Marry . The New York Times . 1905-04-10 . 5 . Duluth, Minnesota . 2023-01-23 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Mrs. Charles H. Graves' Rites . April 16, 1949 . The New York Times . July 8, 2018 . en . subscription.
  5. News: Col. Charles H. Graves . . Santa Barbara, California . AP . 15 . 1928-10-08 . 2023-01-23 . Newspapers.com.