Person Graham; George (1673 - 1751) Graham George 1673 - 1751 British Male Horsgill, in the parish of Kirklinton, Cumberland, England 07 July 1673 His house in Fleet Street, London 16 or 20 November 1751 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

Dial and Three Crowns, Water Lane, Fleet Street, London (1713-1720); Next door to the Globe and Marlborough's Head Tavern, London (1720-1751); Dial and One Crown, Fleet Street, London (1720-1751)

Scientific instrument maker; Watchmaker Education: Apprenticed to Henry Aske, a watchmaker in London Career: Assistant, partner and then successor to Thomas Tompion; made instruments for the astronomers royal Edmund Halley (FRS 1678) and James Bradley (FRS 1718), for Samuel Molyneux's (FRS 1712) private observatory at Kew, and the apparatus used by the French Academy for measuring the meridian, as well as an orrery, named after Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (FRS 1706); a Quaker, he disliked banks and kept his money in a strong box, lending large sums to his friends at no interest; one of those whom he thus encouraged was the instrument maker, James Harrison. Buried in the same grave as Tompion. Son of George Graham; married Elizabeth Tompion, niece of Thomas Tompion Royal Society roles: Council: 1722, 1724, 1726, 1728, 1730 Fellow 09/03/1721 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Clifton References: H G Lyons, 'Two Hundred Years Ago: 1739' in NR 1939 vol 2 pp 34-42 G L'E Turner, 'James Short, FRS, and his Contribution to the Construction of Reflecting Telescopes' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 91-108 J A Chaldecott, 'Cromwell Mortimer, FRS (c. 1698-1752) and the Invention of the Metalline Thermometer for Measuring High Temperatures' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 113-135 Richard Sorrenson, 'Towards a History of the Royal Society in the Eighteenth Century' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 29-46 Geoffrey Cantor, 'Quakers in the Royal Society, 1660-1750' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 175-193 Desmond King-Hele, 'Not So Dumb, After All?', review of R Sorrenson, ed., 'Did the Royal Society Matter in the Eighteenth Century?', British Journal for the History of Science, 32 (June 1999), 130-221, in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 120-122 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1751, p523 Notes: Birth date supplied by the Clockmakers' Company. Proposed by Martin Folkes. DSB gives death date as 16 November 1751. ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-5428 7 Jul 1673 - 16 or 20 Nov 1751 NA8405 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/792879 4e14a4ae-3a1d-4b1b-b44d-d6d163b68f37