Biography

07/04/1844 - 07/19/1913

GRAHAM, William, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, July 4, 1844 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; boiler-maker; real estate assessor, Philadelphia (1870-1873); elected, school director (1874-1877); letter carrier, United States Postal Service, Philadelphia (1874-1879); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1879 and 1881 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1882); day inspector, United States Customs Service, Philadelphia; employed, Pullman Palace Car Company; assistant postmaster and supervisor, United States Postal Service, Kensington Station (1890); died, July 19, 1913 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.