Colonel William Graham (1742 – 1835) was commander of the Tryon County and Lincoln County Regiments of the North Carolina militia and political leader from North Carolina during the American Revolution.
The younger Graham moved to the Province of North Carolina several years before the American Revolutionary War.
[1] William Graham was the oldest Colonel in the frontier parts of western North Carolina.
He directed the forts at Waddleboro, Earles White Oak, Russells and Botts.
[1] Graham was buried at the Twitty-Graham Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina.