William Calman Grahame, known as W. C. Grahame, (3 February 1863 – 15 September 1945) was a member of the

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, representing Wickham from 1907 to 1920. Grahame served as Minister for Agriculture under

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in both the Labor ministry and Nationalist ministry. Wickham was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of

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and combined with

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and Grahame unsuccessfully stood as an independent at the 1920 election for Newcastle. He was also the first mayor of the recreated Municipality of Gosford, from 1936 to 1944.

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(Bluetongue Stadium) in Gosford was formerly known as Grahame Park, named after him in 1939.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grahame, William Calman 1863 births 1945 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Shire Presidents and Mayors of Gosford