George Samuel Graham (23 December 1874 – 11 April 1952) was a New Zealand accountant, lawyer, ethnographer and native agent. He was born in

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, New Zealand on 23 December 1874. His grandfather was

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, a parliamentarian, and his mother was the sister of John Sheehan, a cabinet minister. Graham was a member of the

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and researched Maori history, language, culture and artefacts.

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