This article is about the United States and Confederate States senator. For his son (1839–1923), see William A. Graham (agriculture commissioner).
William Graham
Confederate States Senator from North Carolina
In office February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by
Edwin Godwin Reade
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
20th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office August 2, 1850 – July 25, 1852
President
Millard Fillmore
Preceded by
William Ballard Preston
Succeeded by
John P. Kennedy
30th Governor of North Carolina
In office January 1, 1845 – January 1, 1849
Preceded by
John Motley Morehead
Succeeded by
Charles Manly
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by
Robert Strange
Succeeded by
William Henry Haywood Jr.
Personal details
Born
William Alexander Graham
(1804-09-05)September 5, 1804 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
August 11, 1875(1875-08-11) (aged 70) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Political party
Whig (before 1860) Constitutional Union (1860–1861) Democratic (1861–1865, 1868–1875) National Union (1865–1868)
Spouse
Susannah Washington
Children
William A. Graham (agriculture commissioner)
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 – August 11, 1875) was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a senator later in the Confederate States Senate from 1864 to 1865, the 30th governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and U.S. secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852, under President Millard Fillmore. He was the Whig Party nominee for vice-president in 1852 on a ticket with General Winfield Scott.
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