Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-03
NORWICH SCOTS ORGANIZE
 CLAN GRAHAM. No.

CLAN GRAHAM. No. 25o
 Clan Graham. No. 25O. was organized here Monday evening at a meeting held at the chamber of commerce rooms in Shetucket street! which Is preliminary to the formal institution of the clan and the installation of its officers at a meet ing to be held on Wednesday. May IS. The following officers. who will be in stalled at that time. were elected: Chief. George R. Clifford; tsnisf. Alexander Finlayson chaplain. Alexander Sharp; financial and recording secretary. R. F. Wilson senior henehman. John H. Bell J junior henchman, C. F. Fraser; senes- chsl, Alexander Powers.
 Committees were appointed 10 arrange | for place of meeting and other details | for the installation when Deputy Chief | John McCsllum of Hartford comes here on the appointed date. Delegat tions are expected from all the clans in connec- ! ticut and Rhode Island. about fifteen in number
 The history Of the clan of Graham is given as follows:
 Few families, says Sir Walter Scott. can boast of more historical renown than that of Graham. So much obscur- | ity and fable involve the origin of it. | old story. that the Grahams are de-
 scepded from a famous warrior who
 preached the Roman walls in A. D. 420. | and won 1t the name of Graham's Dyke
 in the time of Fergus.
 Graham Of Graham is one of the wit
 nesses of David l.. Holyrood Charter. A. D. II42-47-the first authentic ap-
 pearance Of the name. He obtained the
 title of Abercorn and Dalkeith. His
 grandson and representative. David Gra-
 ham. obtained from William the Lion.
 before 1914. certain lands near Mon
 trose. David's son of the game name
 acquired under the succeeding monarch.
 by exchange of land belonging to him
 in Galloway. from Patrick. Earl Of Dun bar. the lands of Dundan and Strat- hean; and from the Earl Of Lennox those of Strathblane and Musdock. He was one of the guarantees Of a treaty
 with Henry III in 1244. lis son. Sir David of Dundan rlarried a daughter ! of the Earl of Strathearn. by whom nc had three sons-Sir Patrick. Sir Johr
 and Sir David. The second was th' 2 Richt Hand of Wallace in whose arms c he died of his wounds after the battle t Of Fslkirk Sir Patrick had previously . fallen at Dunbar and when dying gav' - his sword to his son. and made hin r | swear from the blade that while h' It lived he would fight for Scotland. Tha e sword Is now in possession of the Duk n of Montrose.
 f His grandson and representative. Si
 David. in a royal charter witnessed b, e him in 1880. is styled Of old Montrose e In that year his son, Patrick wsti d many men of rank. appeared on in ,- Forth. near Stirling. to adjust a blood L. feud between the Drummonds and Men IF teiths. By his eldest son of a secon r. marriage. Sir Patrick Graham of Fl l. leston, he was ancestor of the Earls e Nenteith of the name of Graham. H
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 ct Kincardine obtained from Rober ,e Duke of Albany. a charter containin -e an entail of old Montrose. Patrick. h re grandson. was one of the Lords of R ,n gency. after the murder of James i and was created Lord Graham by Jam' ,o IT. about 1445. The third lord wa
 created Earl of Montrose by James Y .- In 1904. and feli by the side of the la in ter at Flodden.
 h. His great-grandson. John. third "a
 (whose fatGr. Lord Graham. had fal
 en at Pinkie) was Lord High Chance
 Tor. and in 1898 lord high treasurer
 the kingdom.
 Es James. fifth earl. and first marqu ng of Montrose. born in 1912. by the splei ,r dor of his valour in royal cause. VI ms The Great Montrose. He perish ( ies the scaaold in 1850; but for the memo n- of his services to the crown. Jam' in A0TQuiS bA AiemAADStr Wno luA0E ch to a dukedom by Queen Anne in 17o ms We regret 10 add that he sold his uni ,n vote for f1eo0.
 ay Eighteen landed gentlemen. all il es surname of Graham. oriiciated at | ,er state funeral of the Great Marquis inc Edinburgh in 1861. The immediate a am cestor of the Clsverhouse Grahams W te1 Sir William of Hines rdne. who liv rye lived in the time of Robert III. Dav
 brother of the first Viscount of Dund' ii, followed King James to France. al ;n died in 17O0 The Grshans Of Bar an and Gartmore were made baronets cen spectively in 1928 and 1865. The Bort ins Graemes who chiefly inhsbi the I w batable Land. claimed their desce ,tb from Malise. Earl of Strathearn, oth' wise of Monteith
 ,dy James first duke, died in 1742, a
 was succeeded by his son William. g at ond duke. great grandfather Of Dougl bar fifth and present duke of Montrose. Sii aa the twelfth century the succession h.. this family has been from father 10 g a. the chiefship never going further astI var than a brother succeeding brother. a grandson his grandfather; and si
 the 18th century all inc heads Of
 family (ekcept the presenD have m ICE riAd the daughters of ncprS