James Allen Graham

James Allen Graham
James Allen Graham
	Jim Graham in 1992
13th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
	In office; July 19, 1964 – January 2001[1]
Appointed by	Terry Sanford
Preceded by	Lynton Y. Ballentine
Succeeded by	Meg Scott Phipps
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1921; Cleveland, North Carolina
Died	November 20, 2003 (aged 82)
Political party	Democratic[1]
Spouse(s)	Helen Ida Kirk (October 30, 1942 - her death 1999)
Alma mater	North Carolina State University, B.S., (Agricultural Education) 1942.
Nickname(s)	Jim

James Allen Graham, (April 27, 1921 – November 20, 2003) was an American teacher and politician who served as the thirteenth North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.[2]

Early life

Graham was born on April 7, 1921 to James Turner and Laura Blanche Allen Graham in Cleveland, North Carolina.[1][2] Graham was raised in Rowan County, North Carolina on a 250-acre farm where the family raised cotton, cattle and grain.[3]

Education

Graham graduated from Cleveland High School in 1938, where he played on the High School football team.[1] In 1942 Graham graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education[4] from North Carolina State College[2] where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[5]

Family life

Jim Graham married Helen Ida Kirk, on October 30, 1942, they had two daughters, Alice Kirk Graham, and Laura Constance Graham.[2]

Commissioner of Agriculture

On July 19, 1964 Graham was appointed North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, by Governor Terry Sanford, to fill the unexpired term of the late Lynton Y. Ballentine. Graham was elected Commissioner of Agriculture in November 1964 and reelected eight times.[1][2]

Writings

Graham, James A.: The Sodfather: A Friend of Agriculture, (1998).

References

Wineka, Mark (November 22, 2000). "Jim Graham: After 36 years, agriculture commissioner steps aside". The Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
"RESOLUTION 2005-25" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
Yancy, Cecil H. Jr. (November 26, 2003). "'Sodfather,' Jim Graham, dies at 82". Southeast Farm Press. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
"NCSU Libraries Special Collections". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
Staff Writer (Summer 2012). "Tekes in Politics" Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Teke. pp. 12–13. Tau Kappa Epsilon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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Political offices
Preceded by Lynton Y. Ballentine	13th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture July 19, 1964 – January 2001	Succeeded by Meg Scott Phipps

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[Salpost-11-22-2000-1] Wineka, Mark (November 22, 2000). "Jim Graham: After 36 years, agriculture commissioner steps aside". The Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

[Res2005-25-2] "RESOLUTION 2005-25" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

[Souesfrmpress-11-26-2003-3] Yancy, Cecil H. Jr. (November 26, 2003). "'Sodfather,' Jim Graham, dies at 82". Southeast Farm Press. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

[NCSULibSpecialColl-4] "NCSU Libraries Special Collections". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

[5] Staff Writer (Summer 2012). "Tekes in Politics" Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Teke. pp. 12–13. Tau Kappa Epsilon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.