Graves M. Allen (died December 1943) was a lawyer and politician in Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected along with fellow African Americans J. A. Davis, L. A. Knox, and W. M. Moore to serve in the House. He was first elected in 1927 or 1929.
He was born in Halls, Tennessee.
References
- "Negro Year Book and Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro". Monroe N. Work. September 21, 1931 – via Google Books.
- Turner, Robert P. (September 21, 1975). Up to the Front of the Line: Blacks in the American Political System. Kennikat Press. ISBN 9780804690973 – via Google Books.
- "Winners In the Primaries". The St. Louis Argus. 1928-08-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- Bois, William Edward Burghardt Du (September 21, 1927). "Crisis". Crisis Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Attorney Passes". The St. Louis Argus. 1943-12-03. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- 1943 deaths
- Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- African-American state legislators in Missouri
- People from Halls, Tennessee
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century African-American lawyers
- African-American men in politics
- Missouri lawyers
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly