Sir Clarence Johnston Graham, 1st Baronet (8 May 1900 – 22 December 1966) was a businessman and an

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politician in

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Background

The son of John Graham JP and Sarah (nee Porter) Graham was educated at

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and the

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. He was director of his family's firm, ''John Graham (Dromore) Ltd'', engineering contractors (est. c. 1788) from 1955. Graham Construction remains one of the largest construction firms in Northern Ireland and operates throughout the UK.

Politics

Graham was Chairman of the Standing Committee of the

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from 1947 to 1963. He was Chairman of Dromore Urban Council (1928–32) and of Iveagh Unionist Association (1935–65), and President of the latter from 1965 until his death. Controversially, along with Brian Maginess, he called for the UUP to encourage Roman Catholic membership whilst speaking at a

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meeting in 1959.

Baronetcy

Having been knighted in 1952 he was, in 1964, created

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, ''of Dromore, County Down.'' There were nine baronetcies created in 1964, no more were created until 1990, when Denis Thatcher was a recipient. Sir Clarence was succeeded by his son, John Moodie Graham (born 3 April 1938), upon his death. Sir John Graham, the second baronet, lived in

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, before returning to

References

External links

GRAHAM company website

https://www.geni.com/projects/Graham-baronets/17666
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Clarence 1900 births 1966 deaths Ulster Unionist Party councillors Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights Bachelor People educated at Banbridge Academy Councillors in County Down