George Graham (16 August 1838 – 22 July 1922), was a farmer and politician in colonial

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, Australia, as Minister of

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1890–1893.

Biography

Graham was born in

Linlithgow Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a ...

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, Scotland, the son of George Graham, farmer, and his wife Ellen, ''née'' Hardy. Graham was returned to the district of Moira in the

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in June 1884. Graham held this seat until its abolition in March 1889. He was then elected for the new Numurkah and Nathalia district in April 1889, which he held until May 1904 when it was abolished. In November 1890 he accepted office in James Munro's Government as Minister of

(5 November 1890 – 23 January 1893), and was sworn of the Executive Council. Graham then represented

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from June 1904 to November 1914. Graham died in

Numurkah, Victoria Numurkah ( ) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Goulburn Valley Highway, north of Shepparton, in the Shire of Moira. At the , Numurkah had a population of 4,768. History The area was occupied by the Yorta Yorta people prior to ...

on 22 July 1922.

References

1838 births 1922 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Vice-Presidents of the Board of Land and Works Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia People from Linlithgow Burials in Victoria (state) Ministers for Agriculture (Victoria) Ministers for Public Works (Victoria) Ministers for Water (Victoria) {{Australia-politician-stub