Alexander Graff (24 August 1879 – 10 October 1956) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to pawnbroker Alexander Graff and Sarah Seymour. He attended Cleveland Street Public School, and from 1900 was a storekeeper in

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. He worked as a real estate agent from around 1911. On 16 November 1912 he married Adela Ada Eldridge, with whom he had two daughters. He was also a Drummoyne alderman from 1911 to 1917, serving as mayor from 1914 to 1915. In 1916 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. By the time he retired in 1920 he was an

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. He died in 1956 at

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1879 births 1956 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub