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	[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg\|thumb\|A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman, 2013. ~~\|500x500px~~]]~~<nowiki> </nowiki>~~'''Born:''' March 11, 1868		[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman, 2013. ]]

			'''Born:''' March 11, 1868

	'''Died:''' March 21, 1953		'''Died:''' March 21, 1953
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	'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.		'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.

	Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[~~A Grand Complication\|~~A Grand Complication]]''.		Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication]]''.

	He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].		He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].
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	[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]~~<br>~~''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912		[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]

			''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912

	Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[~~Charles J. Swain\|~~Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower Saranac Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…		Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower Saranac Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…

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	[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb~~\|\|Henry Graves, Jr. and his children at the Eagle Island boat house, c. 1910. From~~ \|A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman, 2013. ]] '''Born:''' March 11, 1868		[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg\|thumb\|A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman, 2013. \|500x500px]]<nowiki> </nowiki>'''Born:''' March 11, 1868

	'''Died:''' March 21, 1953		'''Died:''' March 21, 1953

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	[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912		[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912

	Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles J. Swain\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower Saranac Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[~~Saranac Inn\|~~Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…		Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles J. Swain\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower Saranac Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…

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	'''Children:''' Henry Graves III, Duncan Graves, Gwendolyn Graves (Mrs. R. H. Fullerton), George C. Graves		'''Children:''' Henry Graves III, Duncan Graves, Gwendolyn Graves (Mrs. R. H. Fullerton), George C. Graves

	'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[~~Upper Saranac Lake\|~~Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.		'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.

	Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.		Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.

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	* [[http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-grand-complication-stacy-perman-henry-graves-jr\|A Grand Complication]]		* [http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-grand-complication-stacy-perman-henry-graves-jr A Grand Complication]

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	'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.		'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.

	Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.		Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.

	He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].		He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].

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	'''Children:''' Henry Graves III, Duncan Graves, Gwendolyn Graves (Mrs. R. H. Fullerton), George C. Graves		'''Children:''' Henry Graves III, Duncan Graves, Gwendolyn Graves (Mrs. R. H. Fullerton), George C. Graves

	'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry~~%20Graves~~\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp~~%20Eagle%20Island~~\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper~~%20Saranac%20Lake~~\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi~~%20P~~.~~%20Morton~~\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.		'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.

	Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A~~%20Grand%20Complication~~\|A Grand Complication]]''.		Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.

	He was the grandfather of [[Buz~~%20Graves~~\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].		He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].
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	[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912		[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912

	Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles~~%20J~~.~~%20Swain~~\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower~~%20Saranac%20Lake~~\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac~~%20Inn~~\|Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…		Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles J. Swain\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower Saranac Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac Inn\|Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…

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	* [[http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-grand-complication-stacy-perman-henry-graves-jr\|A Grand Complication]]		* [[http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-grand-complication-stacy-perman-henry-graves-jr\|A Grand Complication]]

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	[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry Graves, Jr. and his children at the Eagle Island boat house, c. 1910. From \|A Grand Complication\|, Stacy Perman, 2013. ]] '''Born:''' March 11, 1868		[[File:Henry Graves, Jr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry Graves, Jr. and his children at the Eagle Island boat house, c. 1910. From \|A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman, 2013. ]] '''Born:''' March 11, 1868

	'''Died:''' March 21, 1953		'''Died:''' March 21, 1953

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	[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>\|Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912		[[File:Henry,Jr and Florence Graves 1938.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Henry,Jr and Florence Graves, 1938<br>Courtesy of Chris Hildebrand]]<br>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 1, 1912

	Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles%20J.%20Swain\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower%20Saranac%20Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac%20Inn\|Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…		Upper Saranac. N. Y., August 31—One of the most exciting races ever held on Upper Saranac Lake was incorporated In the events of the annual regatta when Henry Graves, Jr., of the Upper Saranac colony defeated [[Charles%20J.%20Swain\|Charles J. Swain]] of the [[Lower%20Saranac%20Lake\|Lower Lake camp colony]] in a 20-mile race. Mr. Swain's boat, No. 51. was an 18-foot craft that sat low in the water, while Mr. Graves' boat, The Eagle rode high and had a length twice that of its adversary. In the straightaway the big boat had the best of it, but on turns the No. 51 made up, for The Eagle was obliged to slow down for the buoy turns, while the little boat made them with full head. Mr. Graves completed the course in 1 hour 1 minute and 16 seconds, just 1 minute and 27 seconds ahead of No. 51. A crowd of one thousand persons assembled at [[Saranac%20Inn\|Saranac Inn]] watched the events with keen interest…

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	'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.		'''Henry Graves, Jr.''', son of banker [[Henry Graves\|Henry Graves]], bought [[Camp Eagle Island\|Camp Eagle Island]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake\|Upper Saranac Lake]] from former U.S. Vice President [[Levi P. Morton\|Levi P. Morton]] in 1910. He and his wife donated Eagle Island to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges, N.J., in 1937 in memory of two sons who had died in auto accidents; Henry III in 1922 and George in 1934.

	Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.		Graves was a collector of extraordinary watches; [[Wikipedia:Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication\|one of the watches]] that he commissioned from Patek Philippe sold at auction for $11 million at Sotheby's in December 1999; the story of its acquisition is the subject of Stacy Perman's 2013 book, ''[[A Grand Complication\|A Grand Complication]]''.

	He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].		He was the grandfather of [[Buz Graves\|Henry "Buz" Graves]].