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Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch

1748 - 1843

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General Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, (19 October 1748 – 18 December 1843) was a British Army officer and politician. After his education at Oxford, he inherited a substantial estate in Scotland, married and settled down to a quiet career as a landowning gentleman. However, with the death of his wife, when he was aged 42, he immersed himself in a military (and later political) career, during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The historian James Taylor described Graham as "tall, square-shouldered, and erect, his limbs sinewy and remarkably strong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch is the 17,929th most popular politician (down from 16,804th in 2024), the 6,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,180th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ranks 17,929 out of 19,576. Before him are Francina Armengol, Robert Sobukwe, Filip Dewinter, Maria Luís Albuquerque, Jeremiah Manele, and Randa Kassis. After him are Dmitry Petrov, Samir Rifai, Milton Latham, Simon Cameron, Nicola Zingaretti, and Alan Gagloev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1748, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ranks 33. Before him are Martha Jefferson, Charles Blagden, Joseph Bramah, Christian Ehrenfried Weigel, Anne Seymour Damer, and William Few.  Among people deceased in 1843, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ranks 35. Before him are Johann Natterer, Kazim Rashti, Washington Allston, José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, and John Claudius Loudon. After him is Smith Thompson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ranks 6,170 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Howard (1969), Stuart Williams (1930), Eddie Hapgood (1908), Simon Webbe (1978), Eve Best (1971), and Martin Clunes (1961). After him are Alexander Keith Johnston (1804), Evelyn Glennie (1965), Jann Mardenborough (1991), John Rae (1813), Jonny Buckland (1977), and Gil Merrick (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ranks 673. Before him are Dennis Skinner (1932), Owen Smith (1970), Nellie Sengupta (1886), Michael Fallon (1952), David Davis (1948), and Iain Duncan Smith (1954). After him are David Amess (1952), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), David Kelly (1944), James Cleverly (1969), David Lammy (1972), and Leon Brittan (1939).

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