Thomas Lynedoch Graham
Thomas Lynedoch Graham (1860–1940)[1] was a well-known South African judge and politician, and an amateur performer.
Also referred to as Tom Graham by D.C. Boonzaier (1923).
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Biography
Born in Grahamstown 5 May 1860, he studied at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown and Clare College, Cambridge, and became a barrister in 1885, returning to South Africa in 1889, he became an advocate of the Supreme Court of Cape Colony and later becoming a judge and holding several political positions over the years.
A keen sportsman, excelling in tennis and cricket, winning the South African Doubles Lawn Tennis Championship in 1891 and representing the Western Province Cricket Club as a fast bowler. He was a member of the South African team that played an English team in what is considered the first offical cricket test between England and South Africa in 1888.
He was knighted in the 1920 and passed away on 7 May 1940.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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