John Stephens Graham
| John Stephens Graham | |
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| Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
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In office November 19, 1952 – January 19, 1953 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John B. Dunlap |
| Succeeded by | Justin F. Winkle (Acting) |
| United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury |
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In office 1949–1952 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1905 Reading, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 20, 1976 (aged 71) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Foster Breckinridge |
| Relations |
Katherine G. Howard (sister) Henry S. Breckinridge (father-in-law) Margaret Mitchell (cousin) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Joseph L. Graham Margaret Nowell Graham |
| Alma mater |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Virginia School of Law |
John Stephens Graham (August 4, 1905 – October 20, 1976) was a Washington, D.C. attorney and political appointee. He was an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and commissioners for the Internal Revenue Service and Atomic Energy Commission.
Graham was born August 4, 1905 in Reading, Massachusetts, son of Joseph L. Graham, a R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company executive, and Margaret Nowell Graham, an artist. His older sister was Katherine G. Howard, an Eisenhower administration official. He was a cousin of Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone With the Wind.
Graham graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attended Harvard Law School before graduating from University of Virginia School of Law with close friend Frank Wisner.
During World War II, Graham served in the United States Navy.
Graham served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the second term of President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of the Treasury John Wesley Snyder. He served as the 30th Commissioner of Internal Revenue from November 19, 1952 until January 19, 1953.
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