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George Graham

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George Graham Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Death
9 Aug 1830 (aged 60)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3 Site 1989
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Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Dumfries, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University and began a career practicing law in the early 1790s. After serving as a Captain in the US Cavalry during the War of 1812, he left the Army in 1814, to take an assignment in the War Department, where he worked as chief clerk by appointment of then Secretary of War James Monroe. In 1816, he ascended to the post of Secretary of War, serving on an interim basis until newly elected President James Monroe looked for a more permanent candidate. He then was appointed special agent to the War Department in 1818. He later was president of the Washington branch of the Bank of the United States (1819-23) and commissioner of the U.S. Land Office, (1823-30). He died at age 60 in Washington, D.C.
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Dumfries, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University and began a career practicing law in the early 1790s. After serving as a Captain in the US Cavalry during the War of 1812, he left the Army in 1814, to take an assignment in the War Department, where he worked as chief clerk by appointment of then Secretary of War James Monroe. In 1816, he ascended to the post of Secretary of War, serving on an interim basis until newly elected President James Monroe looked for a more permanent candidate. He then was appointed special agent to the War Department in 1818. He later was president of the Washington branch of the Bank of the United States (1819-23) and commissioner of the U.S. Land Office, (1823-30). He died at age 60 in Washington, D.C.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: Jun 5, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3029/george-graham: accessed ), memorial page for George Graham (16 May 1770–9 Aug 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3029, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.