| Authorised form of name | Graham; Richard (1693 - 1749) |
| Dates | 1693 - 1749 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 08 March 1693 |
| Date of death | 08 May 1749 |
| Activity | Education:
Merchant Taylors' School, London; Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1709); Inner Temple (admitted 1710)
Career:
Comptroller of Westminster Bridge; died suddenly
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/11/1726 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Graham of London |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn
References:
'Gentleman's Magazine' 1749, p236
P Fontes da Costa, 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', NR 2002 vo l56 pp 147-166
Notes:
Proposed by Martin Folkes, Oliver St John |
| Royal Society code | NA5802 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RBO/18/53 | Richard Graham's explanation of how a man could move a stone weighing 800 pounds using a frame communicated by John Desaguliers | 1733 |
| CLP/3ii/34 | Paper, 'Description and use of an improv'd aequinochial dial' by Richard Graham | 1731 |
| RBO/17/7 | 'Description and Use of an improv'd equinoctial Dial for shewing the hour by the Sun or any of the Stars, with great Exactness Contrived and finish'd Anno 1727 by Richard Graham' | 1731 |
| CLP/8ii/32/2 | Figures, an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham | 1731 |
| CLP/8ii/32 | Paper, regarding a description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham | 1731 |
| CLP/8ii/32/1 | Manuscript, regarding a description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham | 1731 |