William Grahame (1841–1906), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Grahame (1841–1906)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1841

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-May-1906

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Grahame (1 January 1841 – 29 May 1906) was an Australian politician.
He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1889 until 1894 and a member of the Protectionist Party. 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.
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.
At the 1889 election, he was the third candidate on the Protectionist list and won the last position in the multi-member seat of Newcastle.
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.