Edwin Cyrus Graves Explained

Edwin Cyrus Graves
Birth Date:	18 March 1868
Birth Place:	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:	near Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Office:	MPP for St. Catharines
Term:	June 25, 1923 – April 3, 1934
Party:	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Edwin Cyrus Graves (March 18, 1868  - August 10, 1936) was an insurance broker, manufacturer and political figure in Ontario. He represented St. Catharines in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934 as a Conservative member.^[1]

He was born in St. Catharines,^[2] the son of Oswin G Graves and Electra (Lettie) A Brown, and was educated there. In 1898, he married Agnes O'Connor.^[2] Graves served on the city council for St. Catharines in 1920 and 1921 and was mayor in 1922.^[3] He died in a car accident on August 10, 1936.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edwin Cyrus Graves, MPP . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 19, 2011.
2. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931 . 1931 .
3. Web site: Elected Municipal Councils of St. Catharines 1845–2014 . City of St. Catharines . June 19, 2011 . March 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322162251/http://www.stcatharines.ca/en/governin/resources/ElectedMunicipalCouncils1845.pdf . dead .
4. "Lincoln Ex-Member Killed Near Buffalo: Three Injured as Autos Collide--St. Catharines Man Swung Too Far, Reports Say"The Globe (1844-1936) [Toronto, Ont] October 9, 1936: 9.