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William Graham
Whig · Senate · North Carolina · 1840–1843
William Graham was a Whig U.S. senator from North Carolina, serving 1840–1843. Cast 794 votes and missed 11.1%.
- Years in Congress
- 3
- Votes missed
- 11.1%
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1875
Biography
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.
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Terms in office
- Senate, North Carolina1840–1843 · Whig
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Capitol Receipts, “William Graham (W-NC), Senate 1840–1843,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/G000362/william-graham (accessed 2026-10-13).