Charles U. Gravatt

Charles U. Gravatt
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 8, 1908 – April 14, 1922
Preceded byHenry T. Wickham
Succeeded byHenry T. Wickham
Personal details
Born
Charles Urquhart Gravatt

(1849-06-28)June 28, 1849
Port Royal, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1922(1922-04-14) (aged 72)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFlorence Camp Marshall
Alma materCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore (M.D.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1870–1899
RankMedical director
UnitMedical Corps
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

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.

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

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