William Graham | |
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 Graham in 1924 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Philip Cunliffe-Lister |
| Succeeded by | Philip Cunliffe-Lister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1887-07-29)29 July 1887 |
| Died | 8 January 1932(1932-01-08) (aged 44) |
| Resting place | Hendon,Middlesex,England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Margaret Graham |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Politician |
William GrahamPC (29 July 1887 – 8 January 1932) was a ScottishLabour politician.
Born inPeebles, he was educated at Peebles Public School andGeorge Heriot's School,Edinburgh. After a time as a junior clerk in theWar Office, he became a journalist.
He joined theIndependent Labour Party in 1906, and was elected to Edinburgh Town Council in 1913. He gained an MA fromUniversity of Edinburgh in 1915, and was later awarded an honorary LLD by the university in 1927.
He served as Labour MP forEdinburgh Central from 1918 until 1931. Early in his parliamentary career he found himself at odds with many Labour MPs and contemplated joining the Liberals. He held office asFinancial Secretary to the Treasury in 1924 (when he was sworn as aPrivy Councillor) and asPresident of the Board of Trade from 1929 to 1931. He was responsible for the Coal-Mines Bill, several overseas missions, and industrial inquiries. He was appointed aPrivy Counsellor in 1924. He also served on theRoyal Commissions on income-tax in 1919, and Oxford and Cambridge in 1920–1921, and was a Member of the Speaker's Conference on Devolution in 1919–1920. He was also a Member of theMedical Research Council from 1920 to 1928.
He was joint Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1931 until his death frompneumonia in 1932.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEdinburgh Central 1918–1931 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1924 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1929–1931 | Succeeded by |
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