Biographical Details
Date of Birth: December 1, 1806
Birth Location: N/A
Graduation Year(s): 1846
Degree(s) Earned: Bachelors
Date of Death: February 15, 1888
Death Location: Jasper, IN, USA
Thomas Babington Graham
Life Experience
Thomas Babington Graham resided in Jasper, Indiana. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from IU just six weeks before his fortieth birthday. He learned the saddler’s trade from his uncle and worked with leather and livestock all his life.
Marriage and Family
Graham’s first and second wives both died young and with no children. At age forty-one, he married Margaret Hyatt. Together they had seven children. Their son, Richard, served in the Civil War and later received a pension as an invalid disabled soldier. Their son, Ziba, was an early proponent of electrical power. Their grandson, John, died in a crash as a U.S. Army pilot, two months before Pearl Harbor.
Interesting Anecdote
Graham’s son, Ziba, built one of Indiana’s first coal-to-electricity power plants, which was called “the wonder of the age.”
References
- Findagrave.com
- The Indiana State Sentinel 10/15/1846
- Keller, Michael E. (1998) The Graham Legacy: Graham-Paige to 1932 (Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing)
- Register of Graduates 1830-1916
- Wylie