Anson Rogers Graves

Anson Rogers Graves (April 13, 1842 – December 30, 1931) was the first bishop of the Missionary District of Western Nebraska in The Episcopal Church.^[1]

The Right Reverend Anson Rogers Graves
Western Nebraska
Province	The Episcopal Church
Diocese	Western Nebraska
Orders
Ordination	June 4, 1871
Consecration	January 1, 1890
Personal details
Born	(1842-01-13)January 13, 1842 Wells, Vermont
Died	December 30, 1931(1931-12-30) (aged 89) La Mesa, California
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Biography

Anson Rogers Graves was born in Wells, Vermont on April 13, 1842.^[2]

Anson Rogers Graves was consecrated as an Episcopal Church bishop to the Missionary Diocese of The Plate (Western Nebraska) on January 1, 1890, by Daniel Sylvester Tuttle and others. He resigned in 1910.^[3]

He was the father of college football player and coach Eliot Graves.^[4]

He died at his home in La Mesa, California on December 30, 1931.^[5]