John H. Graham
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John Hugh Graham was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, Graham emigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn.
During the Civil War
he was recruited into Company A, Fifth Regiment, Heavy Artillery, New York Volunteers, and served three years as its captain.
For gallant and meritorious services at Harper's Ferry and in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he was commissioned major and brevetted lieutenant colonel.
After the war he engaged in the hardware business in Brooklyn, New York.
Graham was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He died in Brooklyn, New York, on July 11, 1895.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, Graham emigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he was recruited into Company A, Fifth Regiment, Heavy Artillery, New York Volunteers, and served three years as its captain.
For gallant and meritorious services at Harper's Ferry and in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he was commissioned major and brevetted lieutenant colonel.
After the war he engaged in the hardware business in Brooklyn, New York.
Graham was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third 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, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He died in Brooklyn, New York, on July 11, 1895.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.