Eric Graham (14 December 1888 – 18 January 1964) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century. Graham was born into an ecclesiastical family, a branch of the

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settled in Ireland in the 18th century; his father was Malcolm Graham, sometime Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent. Graham was educated at

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Hugget ...

and Oriel College, Oxford, and

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after a period of study at

Wells Theological College Wells Theological College began operation in 1840 within the Cathedral Close of Wells Cathedral. It was one of several new colleges created in the nineteenth century to cater not just for non-graduates, but for graduates from the old universiti ...

in 1913. He was Vice-Principal of

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, then

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and

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of Oriel College, Oxford. Next he was

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of Boyton-cum-Sherrington and after that Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College. In 1944 he became Bishop of Brechin, a post he held until 1959.

Personal

In 1919, Graham married Phyllis Norton Buckle, daughter of Christopher Reginald Buckle, a major-general in the British army. They had six recorded children, four sons and two daughters; Who's Who 1949, Adam & Charles Black, London who include the noted crossword compiler

John Galbraith Graham The Reverend John Galbraith Graham MBE (16 February 1921 – 26 November 2013) was a British crossword compiler, best known as Araucaria of ''The Guardian''. He was also, like his father Eric Graham, a Church of England priest. Career Graham ...

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1888 births People educated at Cheltenham College Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford Bishops of Brechin (Episcopalian) 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops 1964 deaths Staff of Ripon College Cuddesdon {{Christian-clergy-stub