William Grahame (1808–1890)

William Grahame
Personal details
Born (1808-01-01)1 January 1808
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died 26 November 1890(1890-11-26) (aged 82)
Waverley, New South Wales
Political party Protectionist Party

William Grahame (1808  26 November 1890) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1865 until 1869 and from 1872 until 1874. He was also a life member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1875 until 1889.

Grahame was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland and migrated to Australia in 1828. He initially worked as a sheep hauler but rapidly acquired a large amount of land in the Monaro area. He failed in an attempt to win the seat of Monaro at the 1864–65 election but was elected to parliament unopposed at a subsequent by-election when it was found that the winner of the seat, the Premier, James Martin, had been elected to two seats. Grahame was defeated at the 1869–70 election but regained his seat at the subsequent election in 1872. He retired from the Legislative Assembly at the 1874–75 election and became a nominated life-time appointee in the Legislative Council. He did not hold ministerial or party office.[1]

References

  1. "Mr William (1) Grahame (1808–1890)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
James Martin
Member for Monaro
1865 1869
Succeeded by
Daniel Egan
Preceded by
James Hart
Member for Monaro
1872 1875
Succeeded by
Alexander Montague
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