William Alexander Graham
American politician
Died when: 70 years 340 days (851 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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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