Eric Graham | |
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Bishop of Brechin | |
Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Brechin |
In office | 1944-1959 |
Predecessor | Kenneth Mackenzie |
Successor | John Sprott |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1913 |
Consecration | 1944 |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 December 1888 |
Died | 18 January 1964 | (aged 75)
Denomination | Anglican |
Eric Graham (14 December 1888 – 18 January 1964[1][2]) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.[3]
Graham was born into an ecclesiastical family, a branch of the Dukes of Montrose settled in Ireland in the 18th century;[4] his father was Malcolm Graham, sometime Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent.[5] Graham was educated at Cheltenham College and Oriel College, Oxford, and ordained after a period of study at Wells Theological College in 1913.[6] He was Vice-Principal of Salisbury Theological College, then Fellow and Dean of Oriel College, Oxford. Next he was Rector of Boyton-cum-Sherrington and after that Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College. In 1944[7] he became Bishop of Brechin,[8] a post he held until 1959.