About Sir Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet
Lived 1893 – 1978 (aged 85). Sir Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet was a British politician.
Sir Frederick Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet KBE TD (10 March 1893 – 1 August 1978) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life Graham was a "member of one of the most distinguished Border families". His paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were siblings, both children of the prominent British statesman Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet, who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Home Secretary.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He represented the constituency for nine years, until his defeat at the 1935 general election by the Liberal candidate Wilfrid Roberts.
Graham returned to Parliament at the 1951 general election, when he was elected as MP for Darlington, defeating the sitting Labour MP David Hardman. Graham held his seat until he retired at the 1959 general election.
In 1932, he succeeded his father to the baronetcy, becoming the 5th Baronet Graham, of Netherby. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1958 to 1968. During the 1930s Graham's wife supported the local branch of the NSPCC.
Personal life In 1918 he married Mary Spencer Revell Reade, the only child of Major-General Raymond Northland Revell Reade and Rose Frances Spence. They had two children, one son and one daughter:
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British politician (1893-1978)
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Sir Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet was born on 10 March 1893.
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Sir Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet died on 1 August 1978.
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Sir Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet was a politician.
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