Henry Norman Graven
{{Short description|American judge (1893–1970)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
| term_start = August 31, 1961
| term_end = February 1, 1970
| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
| term1 = 1961
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| successor1 = Edward Joseph McManus
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
| term_start2 = March 24, 1944
| term_end2 = August 31, 1961
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| predecessor2 = George Cromwell Scott
| successor2 = Edward Joseph McManus
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| birth_place = St. James, Minnesota
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| death_place = San Antonio, Texas
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Henry Norman Graven (June 1, 1893 – February 1, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Education and career
Born in St. James, Minnesota, Graven served as a United States Army combat engineer during World War I. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Minnesota in 1921, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1921. Relocating to Iowa, he was in private practice in Greene, Iowa from 1921 to 1937. From 1936 to 1937, he was a special assistant state attorney general of Iowa and a counsel for the Iowa State Highway Commission. From 1937 to 1944, Graven was a trial court judge of the 12th Judicial District Court of Iowa.{{FJC Bio|901|nid=1381446|name=Henry Norman Graven}}
Federal judicial service
Graven was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 3, 1944, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated by Judge George Cromwell Scott. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1944, and received his commission on March 24, 1944. He served as Chief Judge in 1961. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1961. His service terminated on February 1, 1970, due to his death in San Antonio, Texas.
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External links
- [https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/233 Henry N. Graven papers] are housed at University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives
Sources
- {{FJC Bio|901|nid=1381446|name=Henry Norman Graven}}
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Category:People from St. James, Minnesota
Category:Iowa state court judges
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:University of Minnesota Law School alumni