George Graham (clockmaker)

George Graham, FRS (7 July 1673, maybe 1675^[1] – 16 November 1751) was an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

He was born in Kirklinton, Cumberland.^[2] A Friend (Quaker) like his mentor Thomas Tompion, Graham left Cumberland in 1688 for London to work with Tompion. He later married Tompion's niece, Elizabeth Tompion.

^ Tony Buick (26 October 2013). Orrery: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4614-7043-4.
^ "DServe Archive Persons Show". .royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[Buick2013-1] Tony Buick (26 October 2013). Orrery: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4614-7043-4.

[2] "DServe Archive Persons Show". .royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

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