John R. Graham - Resolved that when this house shall have seen Abra

Resolved that when this house shall have seen Abraham Lincoln, they will have seen the ugliest man in the country.

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John R. Graham, *, Member of New Jersey Assembly (Democrat), Resolution introduced when the President addressed the New Jersey legislature, February 21, 1861

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John Roderick Graham is an American film composer. He is best known for his film scores to Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and the score for the taiga drama Kirin ga Kuru. He is also known for the scores to Alleged, Bitch Slap, Lange Flate Ballær 2, and American Strays. He won first prize for Best Original Score for his music in "Alleged" at the Michigan Film Festival, and won Best Soundtrack Album for his score for Long Flat Balls II at the Just Plain Folks awards.

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