Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Harry Newton Graves

Full Name: Harry Newton Graves
Birth date: April 4, 1877
Death date: December 3, 1957

Terms of Service

House, 45th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/12/1937 - 10/28/1937
Democrat
House, 44th Legislature
1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
Democrat
House, 43rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat
House, 42nd Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .
(2) Robert Stoll, in special election 7/23/1938, succeeded Harry N. Graves, resigned 10/28/1937. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) "Texas Topics," by Raymond Brooks, 12/23/1937, p. 8. "Resignations from the legislature continue, as members take state positions . . ." - Byron England, Unemployment Compensation Commission; Charles D. Rutta, Attorney General; Harry Graves, Criminal Appeals Court. Doyle Settle working for Texas Tech, but not necessary to retire from Legislature. Port Arthur News .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 53. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Harry Newton Graves, Texas Jurists Collection
Photograph. H.N. Graves, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.N. Graves, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry N. Graves, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry N. Graves, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry N. Graves, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

GRAVES, HARRY N. (1877-1957). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch and portrait, Harry Newton Graves, Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1951-1955; Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1937-1951. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin) 2004.
Memorial, February 1958, p. 136. Texas Bar Journal .
Graves, Harry N. Texas State Cemetery .
Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.