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GRAHAM, afterwards CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM, ROBERT (d. 1797?), Scottish poet, was the son of Nicholas Graham of Gartmore and Lady Margaret Cunninghame. He started life as a planter in Jamaica, where he was for a time receiver-general. In 1784 he was elected rector of Glasgow uni versity, and from 1794 to 1796 he was M.P. for Stirlingshire. Politically he is remembered as the mover of a Bill of Rights, in which the Reform bill of 1832 was foreshadowed, and as an ardent advocate of the ideals of the French Revolution; but it is for his lyrics, the best known of which is "If Doughty Deeds My Lady Please," that he has remained famous.

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