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Graham, John H

soldier, merchant, manufacturer, congressman, was born April 1, 1835, in Ireland. In the fall of 1861 he recruited company A, fifth regiment heavy artillery, New York volunteers, and served three years as its captain, and was commissioned as major and brevetted lieutenant-colonel. In 1889 he was selected by the hardware board of trade to represent their interests and was named as one of the incorporators of the proposed World's Columbian exposition to be held in New York. He was elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.

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