Charles Alfred Graves (October 20, 1850 – November 10, 1928) was a legal scholar and law professor, who taught at the law schools of

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and the

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Biography

Charles A. Graves was born on

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on October 20, 1850. He graduated from Washington and Lee, where he studied under

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and John Randolph Tucker, then joined the faculty in 1873. From 1875 to 1887, Graves taught alone, while Tucker served in Congress. Tucker returned, then in 1896, a third faculty member was added,

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. Graves became dean in 1897 upon Tucker's death. From 1899 to 1928, Graves was a professor of law at the University of Virginia. Graves was a charter member of The

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in 1890. With Judge

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and Professor William M. Lile, Graves issued the first volume of the ''Virginia Law Register'' in May 1895. In 1907, on the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of

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, Graves gave a poignant speech at the University of Virginia about Lee's years at Washington College. The speech was reprinted in the ''Alumni Bulletin''. In 1911, Washington and Lee conferred on Graves an honorary doctor of laws degree. He died at his home in

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on November 10, 1928, and was buried at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Charles Virginia lawyers Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law faculty 1928 deaths 1850 births Burials at the University of Virginia Cemetery