James McMahon Graham

James McMahon Graham ( born April 14, 1852 in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland, † October 23, 1945 in Springfield, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1909 and 1915 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1868 James Graham came from his Irish home in the Sangamon County in Illinois. Later he studied at the University of Illinois in Urbana and at Valparaiso University in Indiana, among others, Jura. He then worked as a teacher and as a lawyer. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In 1885 and 1886 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Illinois. Between 1892 and 1896 he was district attorney in Sangamon County. He was also a 1891 to 1894 the education committee of the city of Springfield.

In the congressional elections of 1908 Graham was in the 21st electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Ben F. Caldwell on March 4, 1909. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1915 three legislative periods. Since 1911, he headed the committee to control expenditure of the Ministry of Interior. During his time in Congress were ratified in 1913, the 16th and the 17th Amendment. In 1914 he was not re-elected.

Between 1916 and 1928, James Graham was a member of a national commission for the unification of the laws of individual states. From 1936 to 1945 he was a member of the board of the Lincoln Library. He died on October 23, 1945 in Springfield.