The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-02-04
DEATH OF GEN. &. MASON
GRAHAM.

Gen. u. Mason Graham, aged 81
yeals, died at his home, on Bayou Ra-
pides, at 4 o'clock a. IN, on Saturday,
Jauy. 3lst, 1891.
Gebrge Mason Graham was born in
Lexington, Va, on August q, 1907.
His mother dying in May, 1914,
young Graham md his little sister
(who subsequently acquired an ezten-
slve reputation as Sister Mary Ber-
nard, Of the Convent of the Visitation,
Georgetown, D. o. were transferred
to the family of their uncle, John Ora
ham, then chief clerk under Secretary
Of State, james Monroe, their father
being III the field as Captain of the
Faisfax Light Horse.
George Mason Gfaham's early days
were passed in various schools in
Washington and Georgetown, where
he attended the institution Of Dir. Car.
nehen, subsequently for thirty-ive
years President Of Princeton College,
and that of Rev. Stephen II. Tying.
10 1923 Mr. Caihoan, as a compli-
ment to Capt. Graham, gave his son a
warrant for tue Military Academy Il,
West point. Yonng Graham resign
ed from the Academy in 1896 and ELI.
tered the University of Virginia, from
which he withdrew two years later
In the fall of 1923 he was sent tc
Rapides Parish, La, to look after q
cottan plantation. Here he began bis
life as Louisiana Agricultural. lie
made q success of his cotton growing,
and later purchased u plantation OF
Red. river, near Cotile landing, nov
Boyce.
| la 1884, 10 Washington, q. G., Mr
Graham married the eldest danglte,
of Richard Smith, the cashier Of tn,
branch miat, and he brought his bird:
and sister to Louisiana. That wife
died within year, leaving an infan
who followed within g month.
This left Mr.. Graham in restless
of,iectless condition, and under the III
flrence Of this speli he sold bis plan
tation and returned to Washington
lie ramhied about until 1912, when il
partnership with Gen. spEiSg he &C
qaired ownership Of the Tyrone plan
tatiou Oh Bayou Rapides.
| When the election OF d successor tt
i Van Buren became necessary th
Wing party named Dir. Graham d
one Of It's delegates to the Nationa
nominating convention. Ho happen
ed 10 ha the only member Of the dele
CATION who could attend the canven
ton. lie earnestly desired the noun
nation of Nh. Clay, hut Gen. HarIi
sou vas chosen.
| When the Mexican war broke out
lin May, 1916, aud Gen. Taylor call
ed upon Louisiana Tor four regi,penil
Parish determined to send a compan,
a meeting was called, at which
company was formed of eighty-nin
young men, Mr.. Graham being chose
e;aptaia by reason of his having bee
i in the Military Academy, and becaus
in 1913 he had organized and drille
the Rapides Horse Guards, an organ
cation made timely by the previot
disastrous instruction of the black
The company went to Mexico, b.
was mustered out at the end of thrt
mouths. Capt Graham remained
/, the front, however, Joining Col. Jol
4 Garland's staff as a volunteer aid d
b cau.p, and as such participated in tt
i battle Of Monterey.
}. After that battle Capt. Graham +
turned here, and in 1917 married tt
eldest daughter of Capt. n. G. WI
. kinson, who died IN March, 1855
leaving three sous and one daughtt
: The eldest, Lieut.. Donald Geor1
Graham, died in 1866, of the cons
+ quenees of camp life and camp few
If during the Confederate war. q
N others are living, married and ha
n children. On the death of his secol
At wife the widow of his eldest broth
lie came to reside with Capt. Graha
5, taking charge of his children.
June, 1867, they went to pass t
aummer in Alexandra, Va, aud the
~ she died. Her death and the situati
10 of his children and himself necessi
u ted his marriage again, and on DC
" her %. 1867. he married the childl.