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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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2003-01-01 |
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| Name | Bob Graham |
| Address |
Miami Lakes, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
November 09, 1936
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| Died | April 16, 2024
(87 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Apr 16, 2024 09:26pm |
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Caucasian - United Church of Christ -
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| Info | Bob Graham is the senior senator from Florida. He was born November 9, 1936, in Dade County, Florida. He married the former Adele Khoury, of Miami Shores, in 1959. They have four daughters: Gwen Graham Logan, Cissy Graham McCullough, Suzanne Graham Gibson and Kendall Graham Elias. The Grahams also have 10 grandchildren.
Senator Graham is the son of Ernest "Cap" Graham, a Florida state senator, mining engineer, and dairy/cattleman, and Hilda Simmons Graham, a schoolteacher. He is the youngest of four children. His siblings are Philip Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and Newsweek; William Graham, chairman of The Graham Companies, Miami Lakes, Florida; and Mary Crow.
Governor of Florida, elected 1978; reelected 1982
Florida State Representative, elected 1966; reelected 1968 Florida State Senator, elected 1970; reelected 1974
Senator Graham and his family have been active in Florida's economic development since 1920. His father founded a dairy at Pennsuco in 1932. The family continues to operate dairy, beef cattle and pecan farms in Florida and Georgia.
With his two older brothers, Graham established the Graham Company and commenced the planning and development of New Town, Miami Lakes in 1960. The population of Miami Lakes has grown to more than 22,000 with 10,000 people employed in its industrial and office parks and commercial centers.
Senator Graham attended Hialeah Elementary and Junior High Schools. He began his political career as the student body president of Miami Senior High School, graduating in 1955. He received a bachelor's degree in 1959 from the University of Florida, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, a member of Florida Blue Key and Chancellor of Honor Court. Graham received a bachelor of law degree from Harvard Law School in 1962.
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