Charles_U._Gravatt

Charles U. Gravatt

Charles U. Gravatt

American politician

Charles Urquhart Gravatt (June 28, 1849 – April 14, 1922) was an American physician, naval officer, and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1908 until his death in 1922.[1][2] A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he served as the fleet surgeon under Admiral William T. Sampson at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

Quick Facts Member of the Virginia Senate from the 32nd district, Preceded by ...

His younger brother, William Loyall Gravatt, was the longtime Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia.

References

  1. [1]
    Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. [2]
    Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 28, 2016.


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