Frank Porter Graham

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Frank Porter Graham

Frank Porter Graham (born October 14, 1886 in Fayetteville , Cumberland County , North Carolina , † February 16, 1972 in Chapel Hill , Orange County , North Carolina) was an American politician . In 1949 and 1950 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US Senate .

Career

Frank Graham attended public schools in his home country. In 1909 he graduated from the University of North Carolina . After studying law at the same university, he was admitted to the bar in 1913. It is not known whether he actually worked in this profession. Until 1916 he studied at Columbia University in New York City . In the meantime he was active in the years 1910 to 1912 as an English teacher at a high school in Raleigh . History became his main field. Between 1915 and 1930 he was a history teacher, assessor and eventually professor at the University of North Carolina . This period was interrupted from 1917-1919 by his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He rose from a simple soldier to a first lieutenant. Between 1930 and 1949 he was President of the University of North Carolina .

After the death of US Senator J. Melville Broughton , Frank Graham was appointed as a member of the Democratic Party as his acting successor. Since he was not nominated by his party for the official by-election for this mandate in 1950, he could only exercise his office in Congress between March 29, 1949 and November 26, 1950. Then Willis Smith succeeded him. Graham was also a member of several national government boards and committees prior to his tenure in the Senate. After leaving Congress, he worked for the UN in diplomacy. Among other things, he worked as a mediator between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir conflict. In 1952 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1967 he retired from the diplomatic service for the UN for health reasons. He died on February 16, 1972 in Chapel Hill.

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SURNAME Graham, Frank Porter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Fayetteville , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1972
Place of death Chapel Hill , North Carolina