Samuel Robert Graves (7 June 1818 – 18 January 1873) was an Irish-born businessman and
Conservative
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politician who sat in the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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from 1865 to 1873.
Graves was the son of William Graves and his wife Sarah Elly daughter of Samuel Elly of
New Ross
New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the River Barrow on the border with County Kilkenny, northeast of Waterford. In 2022, it had a population of 8,610, making it the fourth-largest t ...
. He was educated at a private school at New Ross. He was a merchant and shipowner, and a director of the
London and North Western Railway
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Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...
. In 1861 he was mayor of Liverpool. He was a Member of the Royal Commission to inquire into the management of Lights, Buoys, and Beacons. He was commodore of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club and author of "National Dangers," and " A Cruise in the Baltic."
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At the 1865 general election Graves was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool
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. He held the seat until his death in 1873.[
Graves died at the age of 54 and is buried in Toxteth Park Cemetery.
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See also
*List of statues and sculptures in Liverpool
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1818 births
1873 deaths
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs 1865–1868
Mayors of Liverpool
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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