Alexander H. Graham (August 9, 1890 – April 3, 1977) was aNorth Carolina attorney and politician who served as the 17thLieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937 under GovernorJohn C. B. Ehringhaus.
Graham was born inHillsborough, North Carolina on August 9, 1890. His father, Major John Washington Graham, was a five-termstate senator. His grandfather,William Alexander Graham, had served as governor, United States senator, and Secretary of the Navy.
A. H. Graham, a graduate ofHarvard Law School, served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I and later was elected to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives (1921–30). He was electedSpeaker of the House in 1929. In 1930, Graham chaired the search committee that hiredFrank Porter Graham (no known relation) as president of theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Limited to one term as lieutenant governor by the state constitution of the time, Graham ran for governor in 1936, but came in third in theDemocratic primary, behind winnerClyde R. Hoey and runner-up Ralph W. McDonald.[1]
Graham later served as head of the State Highway and Public Works Commission (1945–1949 and 1953–1957).
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1932 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1933-1937 | Succeeded by |
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