Background
Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and after a minimal education worked as a labourer.
Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and after a minimal education worked as a labourer.
He migrated to Australia in 1858 and laboured on road work until he found employment as a tenant farmer and contractor. However, Grahame was forced to resign from parliament in October 1889 when he became insolvent and he was defeated by James Curley at the subsequent by-election. He regained his seat in April 1891 at a by-election caused by the death of James Fletcher.
Grahame was defeated at the 1894 election.
He did not hold ministerial or party office.
He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1889 until 1894 and a member of the Protectionist Party. He eventually kept a jewellery shop in Newcastle and served as an alderman on Wickham Municipal Council and as a member of the local water and sewage board.