Frank Porter Graham
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Frank Porter Graham (14 October 1886 - 16 February 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina from March 29, 1949, to Nov. 26, 1950. Although nearly winnning a majority of the votes in the 1950 Democratic primary for a full term, he was defeated by Willis Smith in a second primary marked by racist overtones. Following his defeat, President Harry S Truman appointed him to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Graham served as president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1930 to 1949 and was the first president of the "Consolidated University." The student union building at the university is named in his honor, as is the Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, a public school in Chapel Hill.
The baseball career of Graham's brother, Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham, was popularized in the 1989 film Field of Dreams.
| Preceded by Joseph Melville Broughton |
United States Senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1949–1951 Served alongside: Clyde Roark Hoey |
Succeeded by Willis Smith |
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