GRAVES, James (eld. son of rev. Richard Graves, R. of Coolcullen). b. Kilkenny 11 Oct. 1815; educ. Trin. coll. Dublin; B.A. 1839; C. of Skeirke, Queen’s county 1840–46; C. of St. Patrick’s, Kilkenny 1846–54; R. of Maine 1854–60; V. of Kilsheelan, Clonmel 1860–66; R. of Inisnag near Kilkenny 1863 to decease; with J. G. A. Prim established Kilkenny archæological soc. 1849, which became R. Hist, and Archæol. assoc. of Ireland 1869; awarded civil list pension of £100, 19 June 1878; had finest collection of ferns in Ireland; edited A Roll of the proceedings of the King’s council in Ireland 1392–3, (Rolls Series 1877); author of A brief memoir of the Lady E. Fitzgerald, The Fair Geraldine 1874; with G. A. Prim issued History of cathedral church of St. Canice, Kilkenny 1857. d. Inisnag 20 March 1886. Journal R. Historical Assoc. of Ireland vii, 465–69 (1887); Academy 25 Dec. 1886, p. 427.
GRAVES, Rev. John. Scholar of Christ’s coll. Cam. 1852; B.A. 1855, M.A. 1858; lecturer in history Trinity coll. Battersea 1857–59; assist. master Kensington gram. sch. 1859–61; classical master Cheltenham coll. 1861–74; chaplain to H.M. at Kensington palace 1884 to death. d. Kensington palace 4 March 1888 aged 56.
GRAVES, John Crosbie. b. 19 Sep. 1820; cornet 3 Bombay cavalry 3 May 1837; lieut. col. Bombay cavalry 1866, col. 1878 to death; L.G. 7 May 1882; C.B. 14 Aug. 1868. d. Poonah 27 Nov. 1882.
GRAVES, John Thomas (eld. son of John Crosbie Graves of Dublin, barrister). b. Dublin 4 Dec. 1806; entered Trin. coll. Dublin 1823, classical gold medallist and B.A. 1827, M.A. 1832; incorporated in Oriel coll. Ox. 1830, M.A. 1831; barrister King’s inns, Dublin 1830 and of Inner Temple 10 June 1831; professor of jurisprudence in Univ. coll. London 1839; examiner in laws in Univ. of London; F.R.S. 1839, member of council; assist. poor law commissioner 7 April 1846; poor law inspector 1847 to Feb. 1871; elucidated the subject of the logarithms of negative and imaginary quantities 1826, and sent contributions to Philos. Trans., British Association Reports and Philos. Mag.; bequeathed his mathematical library of 10,000 volumes and 5,000 pamphlets to Univ. coll. London. d. Cheltenham 29 March 1870. Proc. of royal society, xix, 27–28 (1871); University coll. Gazette, vol. i, No. 12, pp. 189–90.
GRAVES, John Woodcock (son of Joseph Graves, plumber). b. Wigton, Cumberland 9 Feb. 1795; worked with his uncle Geo. Graves a sign painter at Cockermouth; connected with woollen mills at Caldbeck; landed at Hobart Town, Tasmania, June 1833; invented a machine for preparing New Zealand flax; author of the hunting song D’ye ken John Peel with his coat so gray 1824 and other poems. d. Liverpool st. Hobart Town 17 Aug. 1886. Sidney Gilpin’s Songs of Cumberland (1866) 408–15; I.S. and D. News 30 Oct. 1886 pp. 182 190.
Note.—John Peel, hunter died 1854. Graves wrote on hearing of the death of his friend 2 poems “Monody on John Peel” and “At the grave of John Peel.”
GRAVES, Rev. Richard Hastings (son of Richard Graves, D.D., dean of Armagh 1763–1829). b. 1791; educ. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1812, M.A. 1818, B.D. and D.D. 1828; R. of Brigown, Cloyne 1812; preb. of Cloyne 30 July 1832; edited The whole works of Richard Graves, D.D., Dublin 4 vols. 1840; author of Daniel’s Great period of 2300 days discovered and determined 1854; Terminal synchronism of Daniel’s two principal periods 1858 and 10 other books. d. 118 Upper Leeson st. Dublin 26 Dec. 1877. Cotton’s Fasti Hibernici (1878) pp. xii, 27.
GRAVES, Robert (brother of Francis Graves 1802–59). b. Tottenham court road, London 7 May 1798; pupil of John Romney, line engraver 1812; studied in the life school, Ship yard, Temple Bar; exhibited 25 engravings at R.A. and 13 at Suffolk st. 1824–73; member of Soc. of British Artists, Suffolk st.; assoc. engraver of R.A. 1836; engraved Lord Byron after T. Phillips 1836, The Whiskey Still after Landseer 1842, the Hon. Mrs. Graham after Gainsborough 1866, the Blue Boy after Gainsborough 1868, and many other subjects besides engravings for books. d. 20 Grove ter. Highgate road, London 28 Feb. 1873. I.L.N. 8 March 1873 p. 235, 15 March pp. 247, 249, portrait; Sandby’s History of Royal Academy ii. 222–3 (1862).
GRAVES, Robert James (younger brother of Richard Hastings Graves 1791–1877). b. Dublin 27 March 1797; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1815, M.B. 1818, M.D. 1841; spent 3 years visiting chief continental schools 1818–21; settled in Dublin 1821; one of founders of Park st. school of medicine 1821; one of physicians of Meath hospital 1821; professor of institutes of medicine to King and Queen’s college of physicians in Ireland 1827, president 1843 and 1844; started with Robert Kane Dublin Journal of medical science 1832 and was one of the editors to his death; F.R.S. 1849; substituted adequate nourishment and stimulants for the old lowering treatment in fevers; author of Clinical lectures 1834–35, 1836–7; A system of clinical medicine 1843; Clinical lectures 1848, 2 ed. 2 vols. 1884, much praised by Trousseau the great French physician. d. 4 Merrion sq. south, Dublin 20 March 1853. Studies in physiology and medicine, ed. by W. Stokes (1863) pp. ix-lxxiii, portrait; Medical Times and Gazette, viii, 1–5 (1854); Dublin Univ. Mag. xix, 260–73 (1842), portrait.
GRAVES, Samuel Robert (2 son of William Graves of New Ross). b. Blackwell lodge, co. Kilkenny 1818; merchant and shipowner at Liverpool; chairman of Liverpool shipowners’ association 1856 and local marine board 1856; mayor of Liverpool 1860–61; M.P. for Liverpool 15 July 1865 to death, on 19 Nov. 1868 polled 16,766 votes, largest number polled by any borough member; commodore of Royal Mersey yacht club; author of A letter on National dangers 1860; A yachting cruise on the Baltic 1863. d. Euston hotel, Euston sq. London 18 Jany. 1873, personalty sworn under £180,000. I.L.N. l, 165, 166 (1867), portrait, lxii, 91, 113, 114 (1873), portrait.