William Harrison Graham (August 3, 1844 – March 2, 1923) was a
U.S. Representative
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from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Biography
William H. Graham was born on August 3, 1844, in
Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania). During the
American Civil War, he enlisted on April 5, 1861, in the
Second Regiment of the Virginia Infantry of the
Union Army.
After a service of two years, the unit was mounted and became the
Fifth Regiment of West Virginia Cavalry. He was mustered out on June 14, 1864.
Post-war life
Following his honorable discharge from the military, Graham engaged in the leather business in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Elected to the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, he served from 1875 to 1878.
He was then appointed as
Recorder of deeds in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and served in that capacity from 1882 to 1891. He was also engaged in banking.
Elected as a Republican to the
Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
William A. Stone
William Alexis Stone (April 18, 1846March 1, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1899 to 1903.
Early life and family
Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. He was descended fro ...
, Graham was reelected to the
Fifty-sixth and
Fifty-seventh Congresses, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1902
Events
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Graham was subsequently elected to the
Fifty-ninth,
Sixtieth, and
Sixty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the
United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics during the Sixtieth Congress, and of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture during the Sixty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primaries for renomination.
Later life, death and interment
After his time in Congress, Graham served as a member of the Allegheny County Board of Viewers from 1911 to 1923. He died in Pittsburgh in 1923 and was interred in Highwood Cemetery.
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References
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1844 births
1923 deaths
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Union Army soldiers
Politicians from Pittsburgh
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania