Background
Graham, John Hugh was born on April 1, 1835 in Belfast, Ireland.
United States representative politician
Graham, John Hugh was born on April 1, 1835 in Belfast, Ireland.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn.
During the Civil War he was recruited into Company A, 5th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, and served three years as its captain. Foreign gallant and meritorious services at Harper"s Ferry and in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he was commissioned major and brevetted lieutenant colonel. After the war he engaged in the hardware business in Brooklyn, New New York
Graham was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He died in Brooklyn, New York, on July 11, 1895.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
Member United States House