Alexander Graves
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Alexander Graves was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Mount Carmel, Mississippi
, Graves attended Centre College
in Danville, Kentucky
.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
, he joined the Confederate States Army
and served under Gen. N.B. Forrest and was paroled with him at Gainesville, Alabama
, in May 1865.
After being mustered out, he returned to college and was graduated from Oakland (later Alcorn) University, Mississippi, in July 1867.
He studied law.
He was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in June 1869.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Lexington, Missouri
where he was city attorney in 1872.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1874.
Graves was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress.
He continued the practice of law until his death in Lexington, Missouri
, on December 23, 1916.
He was interred in Machpelah Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
Born in Mount Carmel, Mississippi
Covington County, Mississippi
-2010 Census:As of the most recent census, 2010, the population of Covington County is 19,568, only a slight increase from 2000. Racially, the population was distributed with 62.7% being White, 34.7% Black/African American, 1.9% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and...
, Graves attended Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
in Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he joined the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and served under Gen. N.B. Forrest and was paroled with him at Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 220.-Geography:Gainesville is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, in May 1865.
After being mustered out, he returned to college and was graduated from Oakland (later Alcorn) University, Mississippi, in July 1867.
He studied law.
He was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in June 1869.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Lexington, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
where he was city attorney in 1872.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1874.
Graves was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress.
He continued the practice of law until his death in Lexington, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
, on December 23, 1916.
He was interred in Machpelah Cemetery.