Frances W. Graham

Frances W. Graham (née, Hamilton; 1857–1940) was an American temperance activist who served as President of the New York State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU),[1][2] and wrote two histories about the State organization.

She was also an active member of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour and the King's Daughters.

[2] In 1880, she married Almon Miller Graham (1841–1927), whose help has made it possible for her to enter more fully into temperance work than she otherwise could have done.

[2] During Graham's tenure as the second President of the New York WCTU, the State membership reached 30,000.

[5] She was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Lockport, where she sang as solo soprano for more than a decade.

Portrait from The passing of the saloon (1908)