Sir Clarence Johnston Graham, 1st Baronet (8 May 1900 – 22 December 1966) was a businessman and anUlster Unionist Party politician inNorthern Ireland.[1]
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The son of John GrahamJP and Sarah (née Porter) Graham was educated atBanbridge Academy and theQueen's University, Belfast. He was director of his family's firm,John Graham (Dromore) Ltd, engineering contractors (est. c. 1788) from 1955. Graham Construction remains one of the largest construction firms in Northern Ireland and operates throughout the UK.
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Graham was Chairman of the Standing Committee of theUlster Unionist Council from 1947 to 1963. He was Chairman of Dromore Urban Council (1928–32) and of Iveagh Unionist Association (1935–65), and President of the latter from 1965 until his death.[2]
Controversially, along withBrian Maginess, he called for the UUP to encourage Roman Catholic membership whilst speaking at aYoung Unionists meeting in 1959.
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Having beenknighted in 1952 he was, in 1964, createdBaronet,ofDromore, County Down. There were nine baronetcies created in 1964, no more were created until 1990, whenDenis Thatcher was a recipient. Sir Clarence was succeeded by his son, John Moodie Graham (born 3 April 1938), upon his death. Sir John Graham, the second baronet, lived inFort Lauderdale,Florida, before returning toNorthern Ireland
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