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Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  James Graham (1793-1851) — of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, N.C. Born in Lincoln County, N.C., January 7, 1793. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1822-24, 1828-29; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1833-36, 1836-43, 1845-47 (12th District 1833-36, 1836-43, 1st District 1845-47). Died in Rutherford County, N.C., September 25, 1851 (age 58 years, 261 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875); uncle of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923), Augustus Washington Graham and Susan Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) — also known as William A. Graham — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., September 5, 1804. Whig. Lawyer; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1833-40; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1840-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1845-49; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1850-52; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1852; member of North Carolina state senate, 1854-66; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 11, 1875 (age 70 years, 340 days). Interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Graham and Isabella (Davidson) Graham; brother of James Graham; married, June 8, 1836, to Susannah Sarah Washington; father of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923), Augustus Washington Graham and Sarah Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  Graham County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NCpedia
  John Washington Graham (1838-1928) — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., July 22, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Orange County Solicitor, 1866-68; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member of North Carolina state senate, 1868-72, 1876, 1907-08, 1911; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1886. Episcopalian. Died in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., March 24, 1928 (age 89 years, 246 days). Interment somewhere in Hillsborough, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham; brother of William Alexander Graham (1839-1923), Augustus Washington Graham and Susan Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark); married, October 9, 1867, to Rebecca Benehan (Cameron) Anderson; married 1887 to Margaret (Forrester) Bailey; nephew of James Graham.
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also NCpedia
  William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) — also known as William A. Graham — of Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., December 26, 1839. Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; member of North Carolina state senate 37th District, 1874-75, 1879-80; member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1908; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1905-06; North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1908-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 24, 1923 (age 83 years, 363 days). Interment at Machpelah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham; brother of John Washington Graham, Augustus Washington Graham and Susan Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark); married, June 9, 1864, to Julia R. Lane; married to Sallie Hill Clark; nephew of James Graham.
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Walter Clark (1846-1924) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., August 19, 1846. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1912. Methodist. Died in Wake County, N.C., May 20, 1924 (age 77 years, 275 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Clark and Anna M. (Thorne) Clark; married, January 28, 1874, to Susan Washington Graham (daughter of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875); sister of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) and Augustus Washington Graham; niece of James Graham).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Washington Graham (1849-1936) — also known as A. W. Graham — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C.; Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., June 8, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880, 1912; member of North Carolina state senate, 1885; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1895-96; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1901-06, 1909-10, 1913-14; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1909; president, American Cotton and Grain Exchange, 1919-22. Baptist. Died in Oxford, Granville County, N.C., October 12, 1936 (age 87 years, 126 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham; brother of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) and Susan Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark); married, November 21, 1876, to Lucy Ann Horner; nephew of James Graham.
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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