About William Graham
Lived 1826 – 1907 (aged 80). William Graham was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir William Graham, (10 September 1826 – 31 May 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.
Naval career Graham was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1849 and served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War in 1855 and at the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War in 1857. Promoted to captain in 1863, he was given command of HMS Danae, HMS Immortalité, HMS Resistance, HMS Black Prince and then HMS Aurora.
He died at 13 Pulteney Street in Bath in 1907.
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Who was William Graham?
Royal Navy officer (1826-1907)
When was William Graham born?
William Graham was born on 10 September 1826.
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William Graham died on 31 May 1907 in Bath.
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William Graham was a naval officer.
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