In 1975, Harry L. Graham of Maryland formed the Clan Graham Society with a dozen or so encouraging persons, by contacting the Clan Graham Chief, His Grace, the 7th Duke of Montrose, and the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland, to apply for and receive permission to form the Society and represent the Clan Graham. Their first meeting was at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, North Carolina. Harry received support and guidance from the Chief and the Lord Lyon at that time and became the first President of the Clan Graham Society and later the first Chieftain. His Vice President was Richard P. Graham of Maryland. During the 1990s, the Society petitioned and was granted its own Scottish Coat of Arms by the Lord Lyon, and Richard Graham of Georgia was created our Chief’s Chieftain in North America, first by the 7th Duke of Montrose and then by his son, the 8th Duke of Montrose. Richard still serves as our Chieftain today.
Richard P. Graham, first Vice President of Clan Graham Society, Emily Graham, Florence Graham and Harry L. Graham, the first president. Reprint The Highlander 1975/76.
