James H. Graham
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James Harper Graham was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Bovina, New York
, Graham attended the public schools.
Supervisor of the town of Delhi, New York
.
He served as chairman of the board of supervisors of Delaware County.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Graham was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1871.
He served in the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.
He died in Delhi, New York
, June 23, 1881.
He was interred in Woodland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Bovina, New York
Bovina, New York
Bovina is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA. The population was 664 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from the traditional bovine dairy economy. Bovina is an interior town in the eastern part of the county.- History :...
, Graham attended the public schools.
Supervisor of the town of Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York may refer to:* Delhi , New York, county seat of Delaware County, New York, USA* Delhi , New York, in which the village of Delhi is located...
.
He served as chairman of the board of supervisors of Delaware County.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Graham was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1871.
He served in the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.
He died in Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York may refer to:* Delhi , New York, county seat of Delaware County, New York, USA* Delhi , New York, in which the village of Delhi is located...
, June 23, 1881.
He was interred in Woodland Cemetery.