Background
Malcolm Daniel was born on July 6, 1827, in Autauga County, Alabama, United States. He was the son of John and Jeanette Smith Graham.
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Graham was educated at Transylvania University in Kentucky in the 1840s.
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Graham was educated at Transylvania University in Kentucky in the 1840s.
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Malcolm Daniel Graham
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Graham was educated at Transylvania University in Kentucky in the 1840s.
Career
Graham, a lawyer, served as clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1853 and was a member of the Texas Senate in 1857. From 1858 to 1860, he was attorney general for the state of Texas.
During the Civil War, he volunteered as a colonel in the Confederate Army but saw little service. He was elected to the first Confederate House. He served on the prestigious Ways and Means Committee. Graham also served as presiding judge of Holmes's Corps in the Transport-Mississippi Department during 1865.
After the war, he returned to Alabama, where he practiced law until his death on October 8, 1878, in Montgomery.
Achievements
Politics
Graham was a Democrat and a secessionist. He supported the Davis administration and criticized the enrollment officers for their clerical incompetence.
Personality
Graham was a man whose appearance would command attention anywhere. He was honored and loved by all who knew him for his noble qualities of head and heart.
Connections
Malcolm was married twice. In 1851 he married Amelia Cunningham Ready. After her death, in 1864 Graham married Sarah Cornelia Bethea. He was the father of Jeanette, Eliza Hall, Mary Palmer, Malcolm Amelionis, Effie Graham Crittenden.
- Father:
- John Graham
- Mother:
- Jeanette Smith Graham
- late wife:
- Amelia Cunningham Ready Graham
- Wife:
- Sarah Cornelia Bethea Graham
- Daughter:
- Jeanette Graham
- Daughter:
- Eliza Hall Graham
- Daughter:
- Mary Palmer Graham Phelan
- Son:
- Malcolm Amelionis Graham
- Daughter:
- Effie Graham Crittenden
1831-1859
1835-1905
1855-unknown
1857-unknown
1857-1907
1859-1926
1869-1938
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Born
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Died
October 6, 1878 (aged 51) -
Resting place
Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democratic party
Career
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1857
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1858 - 1860