James Graham (5 February 1819 – 31 July 1898) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. [1]
Graham was born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, the son of Dr. James Moore Graham and his wife Anna Maria, née Ievers. [1] [2] Graham was educated at Ennis College and Madras Academy, Cupar, after the family moved to Fife in 1832. [2]
Graham junior arrived in Sydney in 1839 and travelled overland to the Port Phillip District. [1] On 29 August 1853 Graham was nominated to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council along with several others due to the expansion of the council. [3] Graham held this position until resigning in July 1854. [1] Graham was elected to Central Province in the Council in January 1867, a seat he held until transferring in November 1882 to South Yarra Province. [1] Graham was a member of the Royal commission in the Federal Union in 1870. [1]
Graham died in South Yarra on 31 July 1898. [1] He had married Mary Alleyne, née Cobham on 24 September 1845 and together they had 18 children, eight dying young. [2]