Richard P. Graves

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Richard P. Graves (1907-June 6, 1989) was a veteran director of the League of California Cities. He became executive director in 1933. In 1954, he ran for Governor of California against incumbent Goodwin J. Knight. He later moved to Philadelphia where he started the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. After this he got involved in real estate. He would later return to Los Angeles, to continue his career in real estate.

Graves was also a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley in 1931.