Gaylord Graves (May 22, 1804 – August 29, 1889) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
He was a member of the first session of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the northeast corner of Walworth County.
Finally, he went by foot into the Wisconsin Territory and established a claim in the town of Spring Prairie.
[3] In February 1838, Graves was appointed justice of the peace by Governor Henry Dodge.
During those years he was also elected to the Walworth County board of supervisors and the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory, running on the Democratic Party ticket.