15-981: Robert Graham may refer to: Law and politics [ edit ] Robert Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore (1735–1797), Scottish politician and poet Robert Graham (judge) (1744–1836), English judge and privy counsellor Robert Graham (Whig politician) (1785–1859), Scottish advocate Robert Graham (New Zealand politician) (1820–1885), New Zealand politician Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852–1936), Scottish politician, writer, journalist and adventurer Robert M. Graham (Wisconsin politician) (1897–1981), American politician Robert Graham (Arizona politician) (born 1972), American businessman and Republican Party organizer Science and medicine [ edit ] Robert Graham (botanist) (1786–1845), Scottish physician and botanist Robert James Douglas Graham (1884–1950), Scottish botanist Robert Klark Graham (1906–1997), American eugenicist, businessman, and founder of
30-460: A further son and daughter; they separated in 1787 and divorced in 1789. He changed name twice; firstly, under the terms of an entail by which he inherited the Ardoch estate from William Bontine, he took the surname Bontine until his father died. Secondly, in line with the 1709 entail of William 12th Earl of Glencairn , he assumed the name and arms of Cunninghame, in addition to those of Graham, on
45-500: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore Robert Graham (1735 – 11 December 1797), who took the name Bontine in 1770 and Cunninghame Graham in 1796, was a Scottish politician and poet. He is now remembered for a poem If doughty deeds my lady please , which was later set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and also by his great-great-grandson, Rev. Malise Cunninghame Graham. Robert,
60-521: The Caribbean . By 1753, at just 18 years of age, he had become receiver-general of taxes. As a wealthy businessman, Graham acquired enslaved people as domestic servants, oversaw large groups of enslaved plantation workers and later sold the enslaved people he 'owned' when he returned to Scotland. Graham writes in his letters of numerous liaisons with enslaved women and this infers he is likely to have fathered children by them. Graham represented
75-567: The Cunninghame Graham Family Bible) and Simon Taylor , one of Jamaica's wealthiest merchants and plantation-owners. He built the current Ardoch House (near Dumbarton) in colonial style for his wife, Anne, to replace the ruinous Ardoch Castle he had inherited from his Bontine cousin. Anne died in December 1780, leaving two daughters and two sons. He secondly married Elizabeth Buchanan circa 1783, by whom he had
90-525: The Gartmore family burial ground. Robert Burns – whose patron James, 14th Earl of Glencairn, was Graham's first cousin – writing to the Edinburgh bookseller, Mr Hill, describes Graham as: "...the noblest instance of great talents, great fortune and great worth that ever I saw in conjunction." Graham's great-great-grandson, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham was a writer, journalist and adventurer. He
105-1294: The Repository for Germinal Choice Robert M. Graham (computer scientist) (1929–2020), American computer scientist Robert Graham (physicist) (born 1942), German theoretical physicist Robert M. Graham (cardiologist) (born 1948), Australian-born cardiologist Sports [ edit ] Robert George Graham (1845–1922), English football player and administrator Robert Graham (cricketer) (1877–1946), South African cricketer Robert S. Graham (American football) (1881–1967), American football player and coach Robert Graham (footballer, born 1882) (1882–?), Scottish footballer Robert Graham (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1916), Scottish footballer Others [ edit ] Sir Robert Graham (died 1437), Scottish landowner; conspirator in assassination of James I of Scotland Robert Graham (colonel) (died 1701), Scottish colonel and Trappist monk Robert Graham of Fintry (1749–1815), Scottish laird, patron of poet Robert Burns Robert Graham (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1892), American educator Robert Graham (sailor) (1841–1919), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Robert A. Graham (1912–1997), American Jesuit priest and historian of
120-615: The Vatican Robert Graham (sculptor) (1938–2008), American sculptor Robert Graham, pen name used by Joe Haldeman (born 1943), American science fiction author Robert Graham (historian) (born 1958), anarchist historian Other uses [ edit ] Robert Graham (fashion brand) , New York-based fashion brand See also [ edit ] Bob Graham (disambiguation) Rob Graham, musician with Drenge (band) All pages with titles containing Robert Graham Graham baronets Topics referred to by
135-538: The death in 1796 of Maj. Gen. John Cunninghame, 15th Earl of Glencairn and last in line. From him Robert inherited the Finlaystone estate, so that he is often known as Robert Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore and Finlaystone . At his death, his estates stretched from Perthshire (Gartmore & Kippen), through Dunbartonshire (Gallingad & Ardoch) and across the Clyde to Renfrewshire (Finlaystone); in addition he held
150-639: The lands of Lochwood in Lanarkshire and his Jamaican plantation at Roaring River. Graham was elected a Member of Parliament , representing Stirlingshire, in 1794. He was a pro- Jacobin of that time, and identified as a Radical. During his time in the House he attempted to introduce a Bill of Rights which foreshadowed the Reform Bill of 1832. He was a close friend of Thomas Sheridan , Charles James Fox , Sir Thomas Dundas (later 1st Baron Dundas) and
165-646: The parish of St David in the Assembly of Jamaica (1765–67). He left Jamaica for Britain in 1770 take up his lairdship of Ardoch in Dunbartonshire, having succeeded to the estate (entailed upon him in 1757), on the death of his first cousin once removed, William Bontine, earlier that year. While in Jamaica, Graham married Anne Taylor, daughter of Patrick Tailzour and Martha Taylor and sister of Sir John Taylor Baronet of Lyssons Hall, in 1764 (as recorded in
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#1732780775350180-536: The poet Hector McNeil . Graham was appointed Rector of the University of Glasgow , holding the position from 1785 to 1787, in which year he instituted the Gartmore Gold Medal (awarded biennially) for the best discourse by a student on political liberty. In later life he suffered from frequent bouts of gout in the organs. He died at Gartmore on 1 December 1797 and was interred on 4th December in
195-462: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Robert Graham . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Graham&oldid=1243288931 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-552: The second son of Nicol Graham of Gartmore and Lady Margaret Cunninghame, was born at Gartmore , Perthshire , and educated, along with his elder brother William, at the University of Glasgow (matriculating under Professor Andrew Rosse). In 1752, Graham left Britain for the Colony of Jamaica and spent the next 17 years there, becoming a planter, slave-owner, and merchant who profited from his involvement in sugar plantations in
225-576: Was also a notable politician, being a Liberal Party MP. and a founder of both the Scottish Labour Party and the National Party of Scotland . His great-great-great-grandson, Admiral Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore and Ardoch KBE CB was Royal Navy Flag Officer, Scotland . He was nephew and heir to Robert Bontine Cunningham Graham. Bob Graham (disambiguation) Bob Graham (1936–2024)
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