He was born in Oxford County, Ontario, the son of Allen E. Graham, and farmed there and in Kent County. In 1877, Graham came to Manitoba and settled on a farm northwest of Winnipeg. He married Annie Cunningham in 1878. After four years, he moved to a new farm in the Brandon Hills area, which he operated until he retired to Brandon in 1896. He also owned a retail lumber and coal business at Carroll and held real estate throughout the province. From 1885 to 1888, Graham served on the council for the Rural Municipality of Oakland.[1]
He retired from politics in 1897, becoming customs collector for western Manitoba.[2]
herbert, graham, herbert, clement, graham, february, 1856, 1934, farmer, political, figure, manitoba, represented, brandon, south, from, 1892, 1899, legislative, assembly, manitoba, liberal, born, oxford, county, ontario, allen, graham, farmed, there, kent, co. Herbert Clement Graham February 27 1856 1 1934 2 was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba He represented Brandon South from 1892 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal He was born in Oxford County Ontario the son of Allen E Graham and farmed there and in Kent County In 1877 Graham came to Manitoba and settled on a farm northwest of Winnipeg He married Annie Cunningham in 1878 After four years he moved to a new farm in the Brandon Hills area which he operated until he retired to Brandon in 1896 He also owned a retail lumber and coal business at Carroll and held real estate throughout the province From 1885 to 1888 Graham served on the council for the Rural Municipality of Oakland 1 He retired from politics in 1897 becoming customs collector for western Manitoba 2 References Edit a b Herbert Clement Graham 1856 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2012 10 18 a b People Heritage Brandon Brandon Municipal Heritage Committee Retrieved 2012 10 18 This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Graham amp oldid 1134709760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
