Background
Graham was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, the son of William Graham and Lillias Riddell, and was educated at Aslekirk, Selkirk and Heriot, Midlothian.
Graham was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, the son of William Graham and Lillias Riddell, and was educated at Aslekirk, Selkirk and Heriot, Midlothian.
He came to Canada in 1890, and worked as a farmer and livestock importer. In 1892, Graham married Elizabeth Heattie. Foreign many years, he was the Manitoba vice-president on the Board of the Clydesdale Horse Association.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating incumbent Conservative Robert F. Lyons by sixty-eight votes in the constituency of Norfolk.
In early 1915, the Conservative administration of Rodmond P. Roblin was forced from office amid a corruption scandal. Graham was personally re-elected, defeating Lyons by 163 votes.
Foreign the next five years, he served as a backbench supporter of Tobias C. Norris"s administration. He was defeated in the 1920 election, losing to Conservative Reuben Waugh by 217 votes.
He died at home in Saint Vital in 1951.
He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1920, as a member of the Liberal Party.