Sereno W. Graves

Sereno W. Graves (October 11, 1810, in Berkshire, Vermont[1] – February 13, 1899, in Evansville, Wisconsin) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Graves married Marinda Blakesly in 1841. She died the following year. He moved to Rutland, Wisconsin, in 1844.[2] He later married Malvina Denison. They had a son before her death in 1845. In 1846, Graves married Mary R. Dudley. They had five children. He was a Baptist.

His former home, now known as the Sereno W. Graves House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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 1874. Additionally, he was Clerk and Assessor of Rutland, Surveyor of Dane County, Wisconsin and a justice of the peace. He was a Republican.

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Sereno W. Graves". USGenWeb. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sereno W. Graves". Oregon Area Historical Society. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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