Edgar Graham

Edgar Samuel David Graham, MPA, BL (24 February 1954 – 7 December 1983) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and academic from Northern Ireland. He was regarded as a rising star of both legal studies and Unionism and a possible future leader of the UUP. Graham was shot dead on 7 December 1983 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) close to the main library at Queen's University Belfast, where he lectured in law.

Edgar Graham, MPA
Member of the
Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
20 October 1982  7 December 1983
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byFrank Millar Jr
ConstituencySouth Belfast
Personal details
Born(1954-02-24)24 February 1954
Northern Ireland
Died(1983-12-07)7 December 1983 (aged 29)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
Trinity College, Oxford
ProfessionBarrister
Academic
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