William Graham (Glasgow MP)
William Graham (1817 – 16 July 1885), Liberal MP for Glasgow, was a Scottish politician, wine merchant, cotton manufacturer and port shipper. He is remembered as a patron of Pre-Raphaelite artists like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and a collector of their works.
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And famous by my sword;
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Was never heard before;
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—James Graham Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650)