Louis E. Graham
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Eckert |
| Succeeded by | Frank M. Clark |
| Constituency | 26th district (1939–1945) 25th district (1945–1955) |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office November 7, 1929 – September 1, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Horatio S. Dumbauld |
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| Born | August 4, 1880 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1965 (aged 85) Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Louis Edward Graham (August 4, 1880 – November 9, 1965) was an American politician who was a
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Biography
Louis E. Graham was born in
Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1901. He served as deputy sheriff of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, from 1903 to 1906. He was district attorney of Beaver County from 1912 to 1924 and deputy attorney general
of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1927.
He served as chief legal adviser of the former sixth Federal prohibition district from 1927 to 1929, and served as
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from November 7, 1929, to September 1, 1933. He was special assistant to the United States Attorney General in the Pittsburgh vote-fraud
cases (1934–1936).
Graham was elected as a Republican to the
1954, defeated by Democrat Frank M. Clark
.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Louis E. Graham (id: G000360)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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