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SJCR/SJAC/1/2/Graves/2/3
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- 1895-1924 (Creation)
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1 volume. Paper
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Biographical history
The Reverend Charles Edward Graves was born in London on 11th November 1839, the son of James John, a silk manufacturer. He attended Leamington College and Shrewsbury School, before matriculating at St John’s in 1858. He graduated BA (2nd Classic) in 1862 and was elected a Fellow in 1863; however he had to renounce this position when he married in 1865. Graves was ordained the following year, serving for two years as curate of St Luke’s in Chesterton, and for eight years as chaplain of Magdalene College. Following the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act of 1877, which meant that Fellows were no longer required to remain celibate, Graves was re-elected a Fellow in 1893. It was during this stint that he also served as a Tutor, alongside Dr Tanner, from 1895 to 1905.
He was popular while engaged as a private Tutor for Classics, as well as when employed as a lecturer, and was known for his generosity and humour. He died on 21st October 1920, and was survived by his son and four daughters.
Obituary in The Eagle: Vol 42, Lent 1921, p. 57
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Includes: list of broken chamber pots & crockery "due to frost"; memorandum relating to the Tutorial Bursar's 'Furniture Account'; list of furniture sold to servants & its valuation; furnishing accounts; banking accounts with J Mortlock & Co, Barclay & Co; memorandum relating to loans between Senior Bursar and Tutorial Bursar; report on room rents in College.