Macdonald Dictionary Record: Ivan Rankin Cunningham Colineast Graham

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Ivan Rankin Cunningham Colineast Graham. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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G325
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G325
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Marks/Inscriptions: G. 3 25. Graham. I van Rankin Cunningham Colinsarst (1835-1902) usually known as " alphabetical Graham " . The mysterious name which Acland spells "Colin cast is spielt all sorts of ways - Colliers , cornelius cte Acland says he was born at Jar buick , Dumfries shire , was educated at Peebles and at a German Univ. and entered the Commissar at service in '55 . He joined it at Sci tari during the Crimean Campaign. He afterwards served in Jamaica and came to N.Z. when the Maori war broke out. He was quar tend at Wan gann and let contracts to John Grigg among others . After the war in '66 , he sold his com mission and bought Winter slow station as well as a 2000 ac. farm near Ling beach (end of Acland) . He was elected to the Ashburton Rd. Bd. Jan . 69. In Ap. 72 he was lv ing in Ch.Ch and took part in the sch son in the t John the Baptist o on greg aton when the congregation was divided over the Rev. E. Barley. He returned to Ashburton and stood for the Party election of July 84 There were two strong candidates , W.C. Walke e 450 voles , Cathcart t Wason, 432 votes and himself 1vote (probably his own) He was , as it turned out a ridiculous personage whom no one took seriously. The Ashburton ames ponder of Acland; LT. 8.4.72 : 2.7.84 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: . S.R.C.C. Graham G. 4.25 the Lylt. Tims said that when the township o f Tinwald got a Town Board o y its own, he was appointed "chuck out " He advised the Town Bd. to exclude the press - hence an andy pare graph. He mode his usual farcical a appearance in the election of 93 and stood for Rangitata, getting 20 votes . He secures to have been ecentric, verging on idiotic . He continued to male nor sy appearances in beal politics at Ashburton, but no ore took much notice. His wile was Marr Ann Bravo , she d. 5.5.04 ag. 77. He d. 17.2.02 67. son ? .P. Graham b. 1863 manager of Anama marr. Eliz. dau of W.S. Peter. dau. Nona, Wanganui marr. 7.11.88 Henry eldest son of James Field and Jane Mount Parker son 2' dau. Mary Mande marr. 21.2.06 Somerset Henry eldest son Wm . Tap rel Graves LT. 29.11.93 : 6.5.04 : P.7.3.06 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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