William Alexander Graham

William Graham
Confederate States Senator from North Carolina
In office February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	Edwin Godwin Reade
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
20th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office August 2, 1850 – July 25, 1852
President	Millard Fillmore
Preceded by	William Ballard Preston
Succeeded by	John P. Kennedy
30th Governor of North Carolina
In office January 1, 1845 – January 1, 1849
Preceded by	John Motley Morehead
Succeeded by	Charles Manly
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Robert Strange
Succeeded by	William Henry Haywood Jr.
Personal details
Born	William Alexander Graham (1804-09-05)September 5, 1804 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 11, 1875(1875-08-11) (aged 70) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Political party	Whig (before 1860) Constitutional Union (1860–1861) Democratic (1861–1865, 1868–1875) National Union (1865–1868)
Spouse	Susannah Washington
Children	William A. Graham (agriculture commissioner)
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)

William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 – August 11, 1875) was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a senator later in the Confederate States Senate from 1864 to 1865, the 30th governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and U.S. secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852, under President Millard Fillmore. He was the Whig Party nominee for vice-president in 1852 on a ticket with General Winfield Scott.