James W. Graves
President of Central State Normal School (1917-1919)
Biographical Information
- Born in 1877
- Married with three children
- Died June 14, 1957 in Seattle, Washington
Education
- LL.B. Columbia University, New York [Supervising Authorities; Story of CSC, page 188]
- A.B. Buchanan College, Troy, Missouri [Supervising Authorities; Story of CSC, page 188]
Employment
- 1910 - 1911 Superintendent of Armstrong Academy, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma
- 1911 - 1914 Superintendent of Euchee Boarding School, Sapulpa, Creek Nation, Oklahoma
- 1915 - 1916 President of Oklahoma School of Mines and Metallurgy (Now Eastern Oklahoma State College), Wilburton, Oklahoma [Story of CSC, page 186]
- 1916 - 1917 President of Northwestern Normal School (Now Northwestern Oklahoma State University), Alva, Oklahoma [Story of CSC, page 186]
- 1917 - 1919 Became President of then Central State Normal School in July 1917
Left Central State Normal School on July 1, 1919 - 1919 "Left the teaching profession and entered business in partnership with his brother, B.S. Graves, at Dallas, Texas" [Edmond Sun, July 31, 1919]
Awards and Affiliations
- Member of the National Education Association
