Edwin Cyrus Graves

Edwin Cyrus Graves
MPP for St. Catharines
In office
June 25, 1923 – April 03, 1934
Personal details
Born March 18, 1868
St. Catharines, Ontario
Died October 9, 1936 (aged 68)
near Buffalo, New York
Political party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Edwin Cyrus Graves (March 18, 1868 October 9, 1936) was an insurance broker, manufacturer[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented St. Catharines in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934 as a Conservative member.[2]

He was born in St. Catharines,[1] the son of Osiom Graves and Electra Brown, and was educated there. In 1898, he married Agnes O'Connor.[1] Graves served on the city council for St. Catharines in 1920 and 1921 and was mayor in 1922.[3] He died in a car accident in 1936.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Normandin, A L (1931). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931.
  2. "Edwin Cyrus Graves, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  3. "Elected Municipal Councils of St. Catharines 1845–2014". City of St. Catharines. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  4. "Lincoln Ex-Member Killed Near Buffalo: Three Injured as Autos Collide--St. Catharines Man Swung Too Far, Reports Say" The Globe (1844-1936) [Toronto, Ont] 09 Oct 1936: 9.