GRAHAM, CHARLES CHRISTIE (1835-1915) was born at Cupar, Fifeshire, and educated at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. In 1855 he emigrated to Australia and with his brothers carried on a merchant's business in Melbourne. He then took up a sheep run on the Waitaki river and was elected in 1869 to represent Oamaru in Parliament. Moving to the North Island, he took up land in Rangitikei. He was elected to the Wellington Provincial Council as the representative of Rangitikei, and sat till the abolition, being part of the time chairman of committees.

Graham was a member of the Wellington education board, and secretary of this and the Wellington College board of governors. In 1878 he was appointed town clerk of Wellington, and five years later official assignee there. He was transferred to Dunedin in 1893 and died on 27 Dec 1915. He married Jemima Frances, daughter of Major-general T. Webster, governor of Mauritius. While town clerk of Wellington, Graham designed the City's coat of arms.

Cycl. N.Z., iv; Otago Daily Times, 28 Dec 1915.

Reference: Volume 1, page 174

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