William Graham (Indiana politician)

William Graham ( born March 16, 1782 the high seas; † August 17, 1858 in Vallonia, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1837 and 1839 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Graham was born on the high seas. He settled with his parents in Mercer County, Kentucky, where he attended the public schools. In 1811 he moved to Vallonia Indiana Territory, where he worked in agriculture. At the same time he became politically active. In 1812 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives; In 1816 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of the future State of Indiana. Between 1816 and 1821, Graham was a member and President of the House of Representatives from Indiana. He then belonged from 1821 to 1833 to the State Senate.

Politically, Graham joined the mid- 1830s, the Whig party. In the congressional elections of 1836 he was in the third electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Carr on March 4, 1837. Since he lost in 1838 against Carr, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1839. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives William Graham again worked in agriculture. He died on August 17, 1858 near Vallonia, where he was also buried.