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Dr. Thomas Graeme (Græme, in some sources; October 20, 1688 – May 23, 1758) was a Pennsylvania physician and judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, assuming office on April 9, 1731,[1] and serving until September 20, 1750.[2]

Born in Balquhidder, Stirling, Scotland.

M.D. degree, Leyden

• Governor William Keith appointed Graeme as a Naval Officer, 1719 • Register General and Master of Chancery, 1724 • Port Physician, 1724-1741 • Member, Provincial Council, February 25, 1726-1738 • Lieutenant Governor Patrick Gordon appointed Graeme, Second Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, commissioned April 9, 1731, re-commissioned December 28, 1733, August 9, 1739, August 13, 1743-September 20, 1750 • Physician, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1751-1753

John Hill Martin, Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia xvi, 16, 63, 73, 116, 131, 133, 166 (1883);

Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, Vols. 3 and 4 (1851-1852)

Charles P. Keith, The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania 157 (1883)


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References

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  1. ^ Historical List of Supreme Court Justices, Pennsylvania Courts.
  2. ^ "Justice Thomas Graeme" (PDF). Pennsylvania Courts. Retrieved October 25, 2024.


Category:1688 births Category:1758 deaths Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania


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