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1860-01-01 |
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| Name | William A. Graham |
| Address | 118 W Tryon Street
Hillsborough, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 05, 1804
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| Died | August 11, 1875
(70 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | William Alexander Graham - nineteenth century North Carolina Whig politician who served as Governor, US Senator, and US Secretary of the Navy.
Born at Vesuvius Furnace, near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., September 5, 1804; pursued classical studies and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1824; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, NC.
NC House of commons 1833-1840, serving twice as speaker
US Senate (W-NC) 1840-1843. Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Strange and served from November 25, 1840, to March 3, 1843; chairman, Committee on Claims (Twenty-seventh Congress);
Governor of North Carolina 1845-1849
Declined the missions to Spain and Russia in 1849
Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President Millard Fillmore 1850-1852
Unsuccessful Whig candidate for vice president in 1852 on the ticket with Winfield Scott
NC Senate 1854-1866, including service in the state Confederate Congress
Delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1856
Elected to the United States Senate in 1866, but his credentials were not presented; member of the board of trustees of the Peabody Fund 1867-1875; arbitrator in the boundary line dispute between Virginia and Maryland 1873-1875; died at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., August 11, 1875; interment in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hillsboro, N.C.
Biographical Directory of the American Congress; New York Times 9/17/1856; [Link] |
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