Sereno W. Graves (October 11, 1810 – February 13, 1899) was a member of the

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. Graves was born in Berkshire, Vermont. He was a colonel in the Vermont state militia in 1836. He married Malindy Blakerly in 1841; she died the same year. He married Melvina Dennison in 1843. He moved to

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, in 1844. He and his second wife had a son before her death in 1845. In 1846, Graves married Mary R. Dudley. They had five children. He was a

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. He died in Evansville, Wisconsin in 1899. His former home, now known as the Sereno W. Graves House, is listed on the

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. The Samuel Hunt House, the Daniel Pond Farmhouse and the Lockwood Barn, all of which Graves also designed, are also listed.

Career

Graves was a member of the Assembly in 1861 and a candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1875. In addition, he was Clerk and Assessor of Rutland, Surveyor of

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and a justice of the peace. He was a Republican.

References

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