Motorist.
Born at St. Andrews, Quebec on 27 April 1876, she came to Winnipeg in 1898. Married to businessman Roland Allen Graham (1872-1964), they had two sons: James Davis Graham (1903-1986) and Frank Allen Graham (1905-1995). The family lived at 168 Yale Avenue from 1906 to her death. She is believed to have been the first woman in Manitoba to have an automobile driver's license, in 1907. She was an active member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, St. Charles Country Club, and Winnipeg Badminton Club. She died at her home, 168 Yale Avenue, on 3 December 1974 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registrations [James Graham, Frank Allen Graham], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“One of the original women drivers Mary Graham still has 1907 license” by Lillian Gibbons, Winnipeg Tribune, 4 January 1962.
Obituary [Mary Harrington Graham], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 1974, page 49.
Obituary [James Davis Graham], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 March 1986, page 24.
Obituary [Frank Allen Graham], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 1995, page 43.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 October 2023
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