| Malcolm Daniel Graham | |
|---|---|
| Texas State Senate | |
In office 1857–1857 | |
| Texas State Attorney General | |
In office 1858–1860 | |
| Governor | Sam Houston |
| Preceded by | James Willie |
| Succeeded by | George M. Flournoy |
| Representative from Texas to the Confederate Congress | |
| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1827 |
| Died | October 6, 1878 (aged 51) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Malcolm A. Graham (son) |
Malcolm Daniel Graham (July 6, 1827 – October 6, 1878) was a Confederate politician.
Life[]
He was born in Autauga County, Alabama and later moved to Texas. He served in the Texas State Senate in 1857 and as Attorney General from 1858 to 1860. He was a delegate to the Texas Secession Convention and was signer of the Ordinance of Secession.[1] He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864. He also served as a colonel in the Confederate Army.[2] He was married to Sarah Cornelia Bethea.[3] He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama.[3]
He had a son, named Malcolm A. Graham, who served in the Alabama House of Representatives in the late 1910s.
References[]
- ↑ B. P. Gallaway. Texas, the Dark Corner of the Confederacy: Contemporary Accounts of the Lone Star State in the Civil War. University of Nebraska Press; 1994 [Retrieved 6 August 2017]. ISBN 0-8032-7036-4. p. 235–237.
- ↑ "Graham, K to N". http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham6.html. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Malcolm Daniel Graham". https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=graham&GSfn=malcolm&GSmn=d&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=8025360&df=all&. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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