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 NERFINISHED
candidateIn United States presidential election, 1852 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
father Joseph Graham NERFINISHED
givenName William
memberOf Confederate States Senate NERFINISHED
North Carolina House of Commons NERFINISHED
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party NERFINISHED
middleName Alexander NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
near Lincolnton, North Carolina
placeOfBurial Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery NERFINISHED
Hillsborough, North Carolina NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Saratoga Springs, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld Confederate States senator
Governor of North Carolina
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons NERFINISHED
United States Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED
United States Senator NERFINISHED
member of the North Carolina House of Commons
presidential elector
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
represented North Carolina NERFINISHED
residence Hillsborough, North Carolina NERFINISHED
runningMateOf Winfield Scott NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Susannah Sarah Washington NERFINISHED
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