Ernest R. Graham (politician)

Ernest R. Graham
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 13th district
In office
1937–1943
Preceded byJohn W. Watson[1]
Succeeded byD.C. Coleman
Personal details
Born1886
Croswell, Michigan
DiedMarch 14, 1964
Coral Gables, Florida
Political partyDemocratic[2]
Children5, including Phil and Bob
Military service
Battles/warsWorld War I

Ernest R. "Cap" Graham (1886–March 14, 1964)[3] was an American politician active in Florida, having served as a member of the Florida Senate from 1937 to 1944, when he unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida. As a state senator, he would help to successfully repeal Florida's poll tax in 1937.[4]

  1. ^ "Florida Senators". December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Obituary for Ernest R. Graham (Aged 79)". The Miami News. 15 March 1964. p. 13.
  4. ^ Stone, Spessard (2002) "An Extraordinary Floridia: A Profile of Spessard Lindsey Holland," Sunland Tribune: Vol. 28, Article 8. Available at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/sunlandtribune/vol28/iss1/8.