| State House: | Mississippi |
| Term: | 1854 |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1817 |
| District: | Hinds County |
| Birth Place: | Marion County, SC |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Death Place: | Madison County, MS |
Stephen Arne Decatur Greaves Sr. (January 30, 1817 - November 17, 1880) was an American army officer, plantation owner, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, in 1846.[1]
Stephen Arne Decatur Greaves was born on January 30, 1817, in Marion County, South Carolina.[2] [3] He served as an officer in the Mexican War, ending his service as a Brigadier General.[4] In 1846, he became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County as a Democrat. After the war, he married Sarah Lowe around 1850 and moved to her 10,000-acre plantation, named "Sunny Place", in Madison County.[5] Before the American Civil War, they owned 600 slaves that worked on the plantation. He died at "Sunny Place" on November 17, 1880.[5]
Greaves married Sarah Anna Frances Lowe. They had several children. Their first child and son, S. A. D. Junior, was born on February 26, 1854.[5] Their second son, William F., was born on June 3, 1856.[5] Another son, John Madison, was born on April 16, 1860.[5] Another son, Clarence Budney, was born on August 22, 1863.[5] Mrs. Greaves died on August 2, 1865.[5] Stephen married Jennie Battley in 1866.[5] On December 13, 1867, they had a son, Harry Battley.[5] Stephen, John, Clarence, and Harry would all serve in the Mississippi Legislature.[5]