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Biographical Sketches of Members of Congress, Members of the Legislature,
Officers of the State Governement and judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
West Virigina, 1917
Source:
West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register, 1917,
Compiled and Edited by John T. Harris, Clerk of the Senate,
The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston, West Va.
pgs. 719 - 770
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
pg. 736
Members of the House of Delegates.
GRAVES, WILLIAM G. .(Democrat.) Address:
Gilboa, West Va. Representative in the House from the
county of Nicholas. Born March 25,1845, in Orange coun-
ty, Virginia; received his education in free schools and the
civil war; a farmer and stock dealer; served as Sheriff
of Nicholas county for a term of six years; elected to the
Legislature in November, 1916, and in the sessions of 1917
served on the following standing committees of the House:
Private Corporations and Joint Stock Companies, Claims
and Grievances, Printing and Contingent Expenses,
Forestry and Conservation, Arts, Science and General
Improvements..
Submitted by: Valerie Crook <vfcrook@trellis.net>
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