William Calman Grahame

For member for Monaro 1865-69 and 1872–74, see William Grahame (1808-1890). For member for Newcastle 1889-89 and 1891–94, see William Grahame (1841-1906).

Caricature by David Low
Caricature by David Low

William Calman Grahame, known as W. C. Grahame,[1] (3 February 1863 – 15 September 1945)[2] was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Wickham from 1907 to 1920.[3] Grahame served as Minister for Agriculture under Premier William Holman in both the Labor ministry and Nationalist ministry.[4] Wickham was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and combined with Newcastle and Grahame unsuccessfully stood as an independent at the 1920 election for Newcastle.[5]

He was also the first mayor of the recreated Municipality of Gosford, from 1936 to 1944. Central Coast Stadium (Bluetongue Stadium) in Gosford was formerly known as Grahame Park, named after him in 1939.

  1. ^ "In the Electorates: Wickham". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1913. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ^ Fredman, L E (1983). "Grahame, William Calman (1863-1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Mr William Calman Grahame (1863-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1920 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.