William Graham Sumner

William Graham Sumner (October 30, 1840 – April 12, 1910) was a classical liberal (now often called "libertarian") American social scientist. He taught social sciences at Yale, where he held the nation's first professorship in sociology. He was one of the most influential teachers at Yale or any major schools. Sumner was a polymath with numerous books and essays on American history, economic history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology. He introduced the term "ethnocentrism" to identify the roots of imperialism, which he strongly opposed. He was a spokesman against imperialism and in favor of the "forgotten man" of the middle class, a term he coined. He had a long-term influence on conservatism in the United States.

Biography

Sumner wrote an autobiographical sketch for the fourth of the histories of the “Class of 1863 Yale College. In 1925, Rev. Harris E. Starr, class of 1910 Yale Department of Theology, published the first full length biography of Sumner. A second full length biography by Bruce Curtis was published in 1981. Other authors have included biographical information about Sumner as shown by citations in this “Biography” section.

William Graham

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William Graham (British Army officer)

Brigadier-General William Graham (died 29 September 1747) was a British Army officer from Balliheridon, county Armagh, Ireland.

Biography

Graham joined the Army as an ensign in the 2nd (Queen's) Regiment of Foot on 1 September 1706, and was present at the Battle of Almanza, where he was taken prisoner. He was promoted to lieutenant on 2 March 1710 and served in the expedition to Canada in 1711. On 23 March 1723 he became lieutenant-colonel of the Queen's Regiment, and on 12 August 1741 he was promoted to colonel of the 54th (later 43rd) Regiment of Foot. He transferred to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of Foot on 7 February 1746, was promoted to brigadier-general on 18 April 1746, and took part in the raid on Lorient. He died on 29 September 1747.

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William Graham (Indiana politician)

William Graham (March 16, 1782 - August 17, 1858) was a Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Congressman from Indiana. Born at sea, Graham settled with his parents in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He attended the public schools. He moved to Vallonia, Indiana, in 1811 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was elected to serve as member of the Indiana Territory's house of representatives in 1812 and was elected as delegate from Washington County to the State constitutional convention in 1816. He was elected six times as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1816 until 1821, and was speaker of the house during the 1820-1821 session. He was elected and served four terms in the Indiana Senate from 1821 until 1833, representing Jackson County.

Graham was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. Returning home, he resumed agricultural pursuits until his death near Vallonia, Indiana, August 17, 1858. He was interred in the White Church Cemetery, Vallonia, Indiana.