Eddie Graham (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
About Eddie Graham (politician)
- Edgar Hugh Graham (19 January 1897 – 13 November 1957) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death .
- He was a member of the Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions.
- He was the Minister for Agriculture for 13 years. Graham was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and was the son of a farmer.
- He was educated to elementary level at state schools and initially worked as a butcher.
- He later worked as a stock agent and pig breeder.
- Graham was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for Wagga Wagga at the 1941 state election.
- He defeated the sitting Country Party member, Matthew Kilpatrick in the landslide victory that allowed William McKell to form a government.
- He held the seat at the next five elections and died as the sitting member in 1957.
- During the premierships of McKell, James McGirr and Joseph Cahill, Graham held various ministerial portfolios, most notably his long tenure as Minister for Agriculture.
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