William Graham | |
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| 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 September 5, 1804 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1875 (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 | |
| 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.