Katharine May (Meyer) Graham (1917 - 2001)

Born 16 Jun 1917 in New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Philip Leslie Graham — married 5 Jun 1940 in New York, United States

Died 17 Jul 2001 at age 84 in Boise, Idaho, United States

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Biography

Katharine (Meyer) Graham is Notable.

Katharine (Meyer) Graham was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Katherine was born in 1917. ^[1] Her parents are Eugene Meyer and Agnes Ernst. ^[2] She attended Vassar College before graduating from the University of Chicago where she received her undergraduate degree. After college, she worked as a reporter in San Francisco. ^[3] She married Philip Leslie Graham on 5 June 1940 at New York's Seven Springs Farm.^[4]

She assumed management of the Washington Post newspaper in the late 1940s and led the Post for more than two decades. Under her leadership, the Post published numerous landmark articles, including the Pentagon Papers which detailed the full extent of US involvement in Indochina back to the late 1940s. The Post later published articles that exposed the Watergate break-in and led to President Nixon's resignation. She was the first female to head a Fortune 500 company. In 1997 she published her memoir, "Personal History", which became a bestseller and it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.

She is mentioned on a memorial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States with a death date of 17 July 2001.^[5] In 2002, she was presented, posthumously, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Census

• In the 1925 census, Katherine (age 8) was the daughter of Eugene Meyer in North Castle, Westchester.^[6]
• In the 1930 census, Katherine (age 12) was the daughter of Eugene Meyer at 1624 Crescent Place, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.^[7]
• In the 1940 census, Katherine (age 23), Editorial Writer, was the single daughter of Eugene Meyer in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.^[8]
• In the 1950 census, Katherine (age 32) was the wife of Philip L Graham in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965"
   New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61457 #1892425 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katharine Meyer was born on 16 Jun 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
2. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #17546714 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Name: Katharine Meyer [Katherine May Graham] [Katherine Graham]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 16 Jun 1917; Birth Place: New York City, New York [New York Cit]; Death Date: 17 Jul 2001; Father: Eugene Meyer; Mother: Agnes E Ernst; Notes: Aug 1938: Name listed as KATHARINE MEYER; : Name listed as KATHERINE MAY GRAHAM; 27 Jul 2001: Name listed as KATHERINE GRAHAM.
3. ↑ https://www.biography.com/business-figure/katharine-graham
4. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   Evening Star; Publication Date: 6/ Jun/ 1940; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/866027219/?article=3def17b0-3e7b-45f1-8fe0-ce69911e905b&focus=0.6204078,0.04460827,0.74173766,0.43811584&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #1058268607 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katharine Meyer marriage to Philip Leslie Graham on 5 Jun 1940 at New York's Seven Springs Farm.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #23269 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Katharine Meyer Graham Famous memorial (16 Jun 1917-17 Jul 2001), citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA (plot: Chapel, Lot 24); Maintained by Find a Grave.
6. ↑ 1925 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1925"
   New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 02; City: North Castle; County: Westchester; Page: 17; Line Number: 06
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2704 #17273856 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katherine Meyer (8) daughter in the household of Eugene Meyer (49) in North Castle, Westchester. Born in USA.
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0197; FHL microfilm: 2340032
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #121229346 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katherine Meyer (12), single daughter, in the household of Eugene Meyer (54) at 1624 Crescent Place, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Born in New York.
8. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: m-t0627-00571; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-527
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #521282 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katherine Meyer (23), single daughter, Editorial Writer, in the household of Eugene Meyer (65) in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Born in New York.
9. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 3071; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 1-510
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #15298469 (accessed 7 December 2022)
   Katherine Graham (32), wife, in the household of Philip L Graham (34) in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Katharine Graham
• Wikidata: Item Q435203, en:Wikipedia