William Graham
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In politics and government:
- Sir William de GrahamWilliam de GrahamSir William de Graham was a knight who accompanied King David I on his journey north to claim the Scottish crown in 1128. He is the first Graham known in Scotland, and thus a founder of Clan Graham."Graham" is the place Grantham in Lincolnshire....
, 12th century Scottish knight - William Graham, 1st Earl of MontroseWilliam Graham, 1st Earl of MontroseWilliam Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose was a Scottish Lord of Parliament, who was raised to an earldom by James IV of Scotland and who died with his monarch at the Battle of Flodden.-Origins:...
(1464-1513), Scottish nobleman - William Graham, 2nd Earl of MontroseWilliam Graham, 2nd Earl of MontroseWilliam Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman and statesman, who successfully steered a moderate course through the treacherous waters of mid-16th century Scottish politics.-Origins:...
(died 1571), Scottish nobleman - William Graham, 2nd Duke of MontroseWilliam Graham, 2nd Duke of MontroseWilliam Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose was the son of James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose and his wife, Christian Carnegie. He married Lucy Manners, daughter of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland on 28 October 1742. He died at age 78 at Twickenham, London, England....
(1712–1790), Scottish nobleman - William Graham, 7th Earl of MenteithWilliam Graham, 7th Earl of MenteithWilliam Graham , 7th Earl of Menteith, 1st Earl of Airth, was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:Appointed a member of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1626, he was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1628, an office he held in conjunction with that of Lord Justice General...
(1591–1661), Scottish nobleman - William Graham (colonel)William Graham (colonel)Colonel William Graham was militia and political leader from North Carolina during the American Revolution.Graham was born in Augusta County, Virginia, the son of Archibald Graham of Scotland. The younger Graham moved to the Province of North Carolina several years before the American...
(1742–1835), North Carolina militia and political leader - William Graham (Indiana politician) (1782–1858), U.S. representative from Indiana
- William Graham (Glasgow MP) (1817–1885), Scottish politician
- William Graham (Scottish politician) (1887–1932), British statesman
- William Graham (Welsh politician)William Graham (Welsh politician)William Graham JP is a Conservative politician, currently European Affairs spokesman for the Official Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales and Conservative group chairman and Chief Whip.-Background:...
(born 1949), assembly member from South Wales East - William Alexander GrahamWilliam Alexander GrahamWilliam Alexander Graham was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852. He was also a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1852.-Education:Graham was born near...
(1804–1875), North Carolina governor and U.S. senator - William A. Graham (agriculture commissioner)William A. Graham (agriculture commissioner)William Alexander Graham was a North Carolina legislator and state Commissioner of Agriculture.Born in Hillsborough, North Carolina to William Alexander Graham and Susannah Sarah Washington, Graham was educated at private schools, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Princeton...
(1839–1923), North Carolina politician - William Harrison GrahamWilliam Harrison Grahamthumb|William H. Graham circa 1901William Harrison Graham was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(1844–1923), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania - William J. GrahamWilliam J. GrahamWilliam Johnson Graham was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near New Castle, Pennsylvania, Graham moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Aledo, Mercer County, in 1879.He attended the public schools....
(1872–1937), U.S. representative from Illinois - William Robert GrahamWilliam Robert GrahamWilliam Graham was a Deputy Administrator and Acting Administrator of NASA during 1985 and 1986.Born in San Antonio, Texas, Graham received his B.S. degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1959. In addition, he earned an M.S. degree in engineering science in 1961, and a Ph.D...
(born 1937), former NASA administrator
In entertainment:
- William A. Graham (director)William A. Graham (director)William A. Graham is an American television and film director.Graham directed episodes of many TV series including The Fugitive, Twelve O'Clock High, The Big Valley, Batman and Ironside...
(born 1933), film director - William Graham (actor), known for his 1947 film Just William's LuckJust William's Luck (film)Just William's Luck is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham, Garry Marsh and Jane Welsh. The film was based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. Crompton was impressed with the film and wrote a novel Just William's Luck based on the events...
In other fields:
- William Adolphus Graham IVWilliam Adolphus Graham IVWilliam Adolphus Graham IV, aka Bill Graham, is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Graham Company and member of the Board of Trustees for Bucknell University.Graham graduated from the William Penn Charter School in 1958...
or Bill Graham, CEO of the Graham Company - William H. Graham (journalist)William H. Graham (journalist)An American war correspondent, William H. Graham was the aviation editor of the New York Journal of Commerce, and covered the Pacific airlift of the Korean War....
(died 1951), American war correspondent - William Montrose Graham, Jr.William Montrose Graham, Jr.William Montrose Graham, Jr. , was a career soldier in the United States Army, reaching the rank of major general. He was a veteran of both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
(1834–1916), major general in the United States Army - William Woodman GrahamWilliam Woodman GrahamWilliam Woodman Graham was a British mountaineer who led the first pure mountaineering expedition to the Himalayas and may have set a world altitude record on Kabru....
(c. 1859-fl.1932), British mountaineer - Franklin GrahamFranklin GrahamWilliam Franklin Graham III , known publicly as Franklin Graham, is an American Christian evangelist and missionary. He is the president and CEO of both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.He currently lives in Boone,...
, or William Franklin Graham III, evangelist and missionary - William Graham (American football)William Graham (American football)William Roger Graham is a former professional American football player who played safety for six seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
(born 1959), American football player - William Graham (field hockey) (1874–?), Irish Olympic field hockey player
- William Graham (Royal Navy officer)William Graham (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Graham GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
(born 1826), British admiral
In fiction:
- Will GrahamWill GrahamWill Graham is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon. He is an FBI profiler responsible for the original capture of the serial killer Hannibal Lecter and the man who is assigned to locate killer Francis Dolarhyde.Although successful, Graham is...
, fictional character in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
See also
- Bill Graham (disambiguation)Bill Graham (disambiguation)Bill Graham may refer to:* Bill Graham , Canadian politician, former Leader of the Opposition and former interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada* Bill Graham , American music promoter...
for those known as Bill or Billy - SS William A. GrahamSS William A. GrahamThe SS William A. Graham was a World War II Liberty ship built in Wilmington, North Carolina. One of 2,700 cargo ships produced during an emergency shipbuilding program, the Graham was named for William Alexander Graham, a 19th century governor of North Carolina and a U.S...
, a World War II Liberty ship