Malcolm D. Graham

Malcolm Daniel Graham (July 6, 1827 – October 6, 1878) was a Confederate politician.

Malcolm Daniel Graham
Texas State Senate
In office
1857–1857
Texas State Attorney General
In office
1858–1860
GovernorSam Houston
Preceded byJames Willie
Succeeded byGeorge M. Flournoy
Representative from Texas to the Confederate Congress
PresidentJefferson Davis
Personal details
BornJuly 6, 1827
DiedOctober 6, 1878(1878-10-06) (aged 51)
Political partyDemocrat
RelationsMalcolm A. Graham (son)

Life

He was born in Autauga County, Alabama and later moved to Texas. He served in the Texas State Senate in 1857 and as Attorney General from 1858 to 1860. He was a delegate to the Texas Secession Convention and was signer of the Ordinance of Secession.[1] He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864. He also served as a colonel in the Confederate Army.[2]

He was married to Sarah Cornelia Bethea.[3] He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama.[3]

He had a son, named Malcolm A. Graham, who served in the Alabama House of Representatives in the late 1910s.

References

  1. B. P. Gallaway. Texas, the Dark Corner of the Confederacy: Contemporary Accounts of the Lone Star State in the Civil War. University of Nebraska Press; 1994 [Retrieved 6 August 2017]. ISBN 0-8032-7036-4. p. 235–237.
  2. "Graham, K to N". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "Malcolm Daniel Graham". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Willie
Attorney General of Texas
1858-1860
Succeeded by
George M. Flournoy
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