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Adm. pens. (age 17) at CHRIST'S, Dec. 26, 1811. [Only] s. of John [managing clerk, of The Bailey, Durham]. B. [Feb. 23, 1794], at [Claypath], Durham. School, Durham. ' Matric. Michs. 1812; Scholar, 1813; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1816; Chancellor's Medal, 1816; M.A. 1819; B.D. 1829; D.D. 1831 (per Lit. Reg.). Fellow, 1816-30. Tutor, 1828-30. ‘An even better lecturer in mathematics than in classics.’ Master, 1830-48. Vice-Chancellor, 1831 and 1840. Ord. deacon (Salisbury) 1818; priest, 1818; Preb. of Lincoln, 1832-48. Chaplain to the Prince Consort, 1841. R. and Rural Dean of Willingham, Cambs., 1843-8. Bishop of Chester, 1848-65. Clerk of the Closet to the Queen, 1849-65. ‘Lived to see the changes which he desired, both in the College and in the University, carried out by the University Commission, of which he was a member, in 1860.’ The D.N.B. remarks that he ‘enjoyed the friendship of the Prince Consort and the respect of the Queen.’ Judged to hold his own as a speaker by the side of Emerson and Wilberforce. Married, 1833, Mary, dau. of the Rev. Robert Porteous (1786). Author, Sermons. Died June 15, 1865, at the Palace. Buried at Chester. Father of John (1853) and Albert (1864). (Peile, II. 369; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; D.N.B.; Crockford; Boase, I. 1197.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Ordi(ordination) | Graham, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1818 | Ordi(ordination) | Graham, John | / | priest | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Appointment) | Graham, John | Whitehall / | Preacher | View |
| 1828 | Appt(Collation) | Graham, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Sancte Crucis | Prebendary | View |
| 1834 | Vac(cession) | Graham, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Sancta Crucis | Prebendary | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Collation) | Graham, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Leighton Ecclesia alias Leighton Bromswold | Prebendary | View |