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Charles Hinman Graves

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C.H. Graves
15thUnited States Minister toSweden
In office
May 31, 1905 – December 12, 1913
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byWilliam W. Thomas Jr.
Succeeded byIra Nelson Morris
1stUnited States Minister toNorway
In office
May 31, 1905 – August 6, 1906
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byHerbert H. D. Peirce
19thSpeaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1889–1891
Preceded byWilliam Rush Merriam
Succeeded byEzra T. Champlin
8thMayor of Duluth
In office
1881–1883
Preceded byJ.D. Ensign
Succeeded byJoshua B. Culver
Personal details
Born(1839-08-14)August 14, 1839
Springfield, Massachusetts,U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1928(1928-10-07)(aged 89)
Santa Barbara, California,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Alice Kinney
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(m.1905)​
ResidenceDuluth, Minnesota
ProfessionSoldier, diplomat
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861-1870
RankColonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Hinman Graves(August 14, 1839 – October 7, 1928) was an American army officer, politician, and diplomat.

Military

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Hinman was born inSpringfield, Massachusettson August 14, 1839.[1][2]After the outbreak of theCivil War,he joined theArmy of the Potomacas a sergeant. Breveted four times for gallantry in action, he participated in many battles in theEastern 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.[a]

Politics

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Following his discharge from the army, Graves moved to the port city ofDuluth, 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.[4]He then entered local politics, first as aRepublicanin theMinnesota Senaterepresenting District 29 from 1873 to 1876.[5]He then served as Mayor of Duluth from 1881 to 1883.[3][1]On November 11, 1888, he was elected to theMinnesota House of Representativesfrom 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-sixthMinnesota Legislature.[5]

Later life

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Graves was later appointedUnited States Ambassador to Swedenfrom 1905 to 1913 and toNorwayfrom 1905 to 1906. Just before leaving for his posts, Graves announced at a farewell banquet that he would be marrying a Miss Alice Kinney fromAthens, Pennsylvaniaon April 25.[6]The two married; his wife died in 1949.[7]

Graves died inSanta Barbara, Californiaon October 7, 1928.[3][8]

Notes

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  1. ^His obituary inThe New York Timesclaims he was a captain at that time,[3]whereasMinnesota's State Capitoland theMinnesota Legislative Reference Librarystate he was a Colonel.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^abThe Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Minnesota Cities and the World's Columbian Exposition.Vol. 2. American Biographical Publishing Company. 1892. pp. 991–993.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023– via Internet Archive.
  2. ^"Descendants of both John Hinman (VA, 1635) and Sgt. Edward Hinman (CT, 1650): Seventh Generation".Hinman Family. Archived fromthe originalon October 8, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023.
  3. ^abc"Col. C.H. Graves, Ex-Diplomat, Dies".The New York Times.Santa Barbara, California. October 8, 1928.ProQuest104459006.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023– via ProQuest.
  4. ^abThompson, Neil B. (1974).Minnesota's State Capitol: The Art and Politics of a Public Building.Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 5.ISBN978-0-87351-085-1.
  5. ^abc"Minnesota Legislators Past and Present: Graves, Charles Hinman" C.H. "".Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023.
  6. ^"Col. C. H. Graves to Marry".The New York Times.Duluth, Minnesota. April 10, 1905. p. 5.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^"Mrs. Charles H. Graves' Rites".The New York Times.April 16, 1949.RetrievedJuly 8,2018.
  8. ^"Col. Charles H. Graves".The Boston Globe.Santa Barbara, California. AP. October 8, 1928. p. 15.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023– via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1889–1891 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
1905 -1913 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position Created
 United States Ambassador to Norway
1905–1906 		Succeeded by
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