Harry Newton Graves

Full Name: Harry Newton Graves
Date of birth: April 4, 1877
Date of death: December 3, 1957

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	83	Jan 12, 1937 - Oct 28, 1937	45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Williamson
H	83	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Williamson
H	83	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Williamson
H	83	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Williamson
H	83	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Williamson

(1) 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.
(2) "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.
(3) 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.

Terms of Service top

House District 83
Jan 12, 1937 - Oct 28, 1937
Legislatures: 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Williamson

House District 83
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Williamson

House District 83
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Williamson

House District 83
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Williamson

House District 83
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Williamson

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

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

Biographical Sketches

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.

Other Resources

Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.

Photographs

Photograph. Harry N. Graves, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry N. Graves, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry N. Graves, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.N. Graves, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.N. Graves, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry Newton Graves, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations (Chair) Building Situation for State Departments, Special Counties Judiciary Liquor Traffic
44th R.S. - 1935 Appropriations Crowded Conditions in Capitol and State Owned Office Buildings Judiciary Liquor Traffic Oil Industry and 'Hot Oil Situation,' Special State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Subcommittee on State Institutions for Insane, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Hospital for Crippled and Deformed Children Appropriations Subcommittee on Selling State Jobs Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Selling of State Jobs, Investigate Alleged (Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Appropriations Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Oil and Gas Industry, Investigate Organization and Economy (Chair) Penitentiaries Rules (Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations Game and Fisheries Highway Department, Investigate Judiciary Liquor Traffic Oil and Gas Leases, Investigate Penitentiaries Prison Centralization Commission Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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