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John D Graham (rugby union)

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John Duncan George Graham
BornJohn Duncan George Graham
(1856-04-13)13 April 1856
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Died6 March 1931(1931-03-06) (aged 74)
Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Rugby union career
Position Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Wimbledon Hornets
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1875 England 1 (0)

John Duncan George Graham (13 April 1856 – 6 March 1931) was an English rugby union forward who represented the England national team in 1875. After his brief international sporting career, he became a merchant and financial agent active in London during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

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Early life and education

Graham was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, on 13 April 1856. [1] He was baptised on 12 November 1856, the son of Robert Graham, an iron merchant, and Anne (née Gartmore). [2] He grew up in Wimbledon in a large middle-class household that included his siblings Robert, Elizabeth, William, Jane E., Henry James, and Francis K. [3] His elder brother, Henry James Graham, later gained four caps for England and became Honorary Secretary of the Rugby Football Union.

He attended Wellington College, Sandhurst, Berkshire as a boarder. [4]

Rugby career

Like his brother, Graham was associated with Wimbledon Hornets during the formative years of organised rugby. [5] Playing as a forward, he was selected to represent England in the international match against Ireland in Dublin on 13 December 1875. [6]

In that fixture he appeared alongside his brother Henry, both being listed as forwards for Wimbledon. [7] The match was his only appearance for England.

Commercial career

Following his education, Graham entered the financial sector. In 1881 he was living with his mother in Wimbledon and was employed as a clerk to a stockbroker. [8]

By 1891 he had established himself in Westminster as head of his own household, employing domestic servants. [9] Over time he developed a career as a merchant and financial agent, remaining active in London commercial life into the twentieth century. [10]

Marriage and later life

On 15 June 1889 Graham married Eliza Ann Collins at Ramsgate, Kent. [11] By 1911 he was widowed. [12]

He died on 6 March 1931 at Ryde, Isle of Wight. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Lemon, They Played Rugby for England 1871–2025 (2026), p. 449.
  2. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, entry for John Duncan George Graham, baptised 12 November 1856, Wimbledon, Surrey.
  3. ↑ 1861 Census of England and Wales (RG 9/454), Wimbledon.
  4. ↑ 1871 England Census, Sandhurst, Berkshire, RG10/1296, folio 62, page 6.
  5. ↑ Lemon, p. 449.
  6. ↑ Lemon, p. 449.
  7. ↑ Francis Marshall, Football: The Rugby Union Game (London, 1892; repr. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 153.
  8. ↑ 1881 England Census, Wimbledon, Surrey, RG11/829, folio 20, page 1.
  9. ↑ 1891 England Census, St Margaret and St John the Evangelist, Westminster, RG12/82, folio 150, page 17.
  10. ↑ 1911 England Census, St Luke, London, RG14/1249.
  11. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, entry for John Duncan Graham and Eliza Ann Collins, 15 June 1889, Ramsgate, Kent.
  12. ↑ 1911 England Census, St Luke, London, RG14/1249.
  13. ↑ Lemon, p. 449.
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