William Alexander Graham

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William Alexander Graham was a 19th-century American politician from North Carolina who served as the state's governor, a U.S. senator, and Secretary of the Navy.

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William Alexander Graham canonical 2

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instanceOf American politician
human
appointedBy Millard Fillmore
candidateIn United States presidential election, 1852
countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1804-09-05
dateOfDeath 1875-08-11
educatedAt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
endTime service in United States Senate: 1843
term as Governor of North Carolina: 1849
term as United States Secretary of the Navy: 1852
familyName Graham
father Joseph Graham
givenName William
memberOf Confederate States Senate
North Carolina House of Commons
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
middleName Alexander
notableWork governorship of North Carolina, 1845–1849
service as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Fillmore administration
numberOfChildren 10
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Vice President of the United States
placeOfBirth Lincoln County, North Carolina
near Lincolnton, North Carolina
placeOfBurial Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery
Hillsborough, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Saratoga Springs, New York
positionHeld Confederate States senator
Governor of North Carolina
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons
United States Secretary of the Navy
United States Senator
member of the North Carolina House of Commons
presidential elector
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
represented North Carolina
residence Hillsborough, North Carolina
runningMateOf Winfield Scott
sexOrGender male
spouse Susannah Sarah Washington
startTime service in United States Senate: 1840
term as Governor of North Carolina: 1845
term as United States Secretary of the Navy: 1850

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Graham, North Carolina namedAfter William Alexander Graham
Graham County, North Carolina namedAfter William Alexander Graham