Son of John Graham (born Scotland) & Jane (Hilliar) Graham, (born in England; immigrated to U.S. 1878).
Married Monabell Adelaid Gloucester,4 Nov 1904, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Parents of five children.
Percy was tall; medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
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Newspaper clipping (unnamed paper)
"Ex-Supervisor of Music Dies
Percy Graham, 76, of 23 Breed Street, supervisor of music in Lynn public schools for 40 years, died Sunday, in Lynn Hospital after a long illness.
He was appointed music supervisor in 1909 and at the time of his retirement in 1949, he was one of the most widely known music supervisors in Massachusetts.
Born in Jersey City. N.J., October 1, 1879, he was the son of John and Jane (Hilliar) Graham. He came to Boston at an early age and was educated in the Boston public schools. Between the age of nine and 14 years he was a choir boy at St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston; at the age of 15 he commenced studying piano and organ harmony with A. L. Holloway, FRCO, England.
Two years later he went to Baltimore with Mr. Holloway and was appointed assistant choirmaster and organist of St. Michael's and All Angel's Church. At 19 he was appointed choirmaster and organist of Holy Trinity Church in Marlboro. He filled those positions until coming to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in this city. He served there for a number of years.
He was appointed the head of the music department in the public schools May 26, 1909, to succeed James E. Aborn who had died a short time before.
At the time of his election as music supervisor, school music was undergoing a change, there being two camps lined up for various achievements , one extremely technical and the other extremely non-technical and Mr. Graham chose the middle path, in time evolving a system that has been recognized all over the country.
Mr. Graham was invited to teach at the summer school of Boston in 1915 in school music methods, and was later given a full professorship and made the head of the school music department at the College of Music at Boston University. He has probably taught more people to become music supervisors than any other person in New England, and his pupils have gone out to teach the Lynn system as far east as Korea, as far south as Porto [sic] Rico, and as far north as the wilds of Canada.
He authored several music texts and lectured at music conferences throughout New England. He was a charter member of the Eastern Music Supervisor's Conference and a member of the In-and-About Boston Music Educators' Club. He also served as a visiting consultant in the University of Maine Music Workshop.
It has been estimated that while in his capacity as supervisor of music in the Lynn school system, he has supervised the voice teaching of nearly 300,000 boys and girls.
He is the father of State Senator Philip Graham of Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Mona (Gloucester), two other sons, Robert Graham of San Francisco, and Richard T. Graham of Aberdeen, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Booth of Indio, Cal., and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Manchester, Me., and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery." {end transcription - hmh)
Married Monabell Adelaid Gloucester,4 Nov 1904, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Parents of five children.
Percy was tall; medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
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Newspaper clipping (unnamed paper)
"Ex-Supervisor of Music Dies
Percy Graham, 76, of 23 Breed Street, supervisor of music in Lynn public schools for 40 years, died Sunday, in Lynn Hospital after a long illness.
He was appointed music supervisor in 1909 and at the time of his retirement in 1949, he was one of the most widely known music supervisors in Massachusetts.
Born in Jersey City. N.J., October 1, 1879, he was the son of John and Jane (Hilliar) Graham. He came to Boston at an early age and was educated in the Boston public schools. Between the age of nine and 14 years he was a choir boy at St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston; at the age of 15 he commenced studying piano and organ harmony with A. L. Holloway, FRCO, England.
Two years later he went to Baltimore with Mr. Holloway and was appointed assistant choirmaster and organist of St. Michael's and All Angel's Church. At 19 he was appointed choirmaster and organist of Holy Trinity Church in Marlboro. He filled those positions until coming to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in this city. He served there for a number of years.
He was appointed the head of the music department in the public schools May 26, 1909, to succeed James E. Aborn who had died a short time before.
At the time of his election as music supervisor, school music was undergoing a change, there being two camps lined up for various achievements , one extremely technical and the other extremely non-technical and Mr. Graham chose the middle path, in time evolving a system that has been recognized all over the country.
Mr. Graham was invited to teach at the summer school of Boston in 1915 in school music methods, and was later given a full professorship and made the head of the school music department at the College of Music at Boston University. He has probably taught more people to become music supervisors than any other person in New England, and his pupils have gone out to teach the Lynn system as far east as Korea, as far south as Porto [sic] Rico, and as far north as the wilds of Canada.
He authored several music texts and lectured at music conferences throughout New England. He was a charter member of the Eastern Music Supervisor's Conference and a member of the In-and-About Boston Music Educators' Club. He also served as a visiting consultant in the University of Maine Music Workshop.
It has been estimated that while in his capacity as supervisor of music in the Lynn school system, he has supervised the voice teaching of nearly 300,000 boys and girls.
He is the father of State Senator Philip Graham of Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Mona (Gloucester), two other sons, Robert Graham of San Francisco, and Richard T. Graham of Aberdeen, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Booth of Indio, Cal., and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Manchester, Me., and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery." {end transcription - hmh)
Son of John Graham (born Scotland) & Jane (Hilliar) Graham, (born in England; immigrated to U.S. 1878).
Married Monabell Adelaid Gloucester,4 Nov 1904, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Parents of five children.
Percy was tall; medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
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Newspaper clipping (unnamed paper)
"Ex-Supervisor of Music Dies
Percy Graham, 76, of 23 Breed Street, supervisor of music in Lynn public schools for 40 years, died Sunday, in Lynn Hospital after a long illness.
He was appointed music supervisor in 1909 and at the time of his retirement in 1949, he was one of the most widely known music supervisors in Massachusetts.
Born in Jersey City. N.J., October 1, 1879, he was the son of John and Jane (Hilliar) Graham. He came to Boston at an early age and was educated in the Boston public schools. Between the age of nine and 14 years he was a choir boy at St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston; at the age of 15 he commenced studying piano and organ harmony with A. L. Holloway, FRCO, England.
Two years later he went to Baltimore with Mr. Holloway and was appointed assistant choirmaster and organist of St. Michael's and All Angel's Church. At 19 he was appointed choirmaster and organist of Holy Trinity Church in Marlboro. He filled those positions until coming to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in this city. He served there for a number of years.
He was appointed the head of the music department in the public schools May 26, 1909, to succeed James E. Aborn who had died a short time before.
At the time of his election as music supervisor, school music was undergoing a change, there being two camps lined up for various achievements , one extremely technical and the other extremely non-technical and Mr. Graham chose the middle path, in time evolving a system that has been recognized all over the country.
Mr. Graham was invited to teach at the summer school of Boston in 1915 in school music methods, and was later given a full professorship and made the head of the school music department at the College of Music at Boston University. He has probably taught more people to become music supervisors than any other person in New England, and his pupils have gone out to teach the Lynn system as far east as Korea, as far south as Porto [sic] Rico, and as far north as the wilds of Canada.
He authored several music texts and lectured at music conferences throughout New England. He was a charter member of the Eastern Music Supervisor's Conference and a member of the In-and-About Boston Music Educators' Club. He also served as a visiting consultant in the University of Maine Music Workshop.
It has been estimated that while in his capacity as supervisor of music in the Lynn school system, he has supervised the voice teaching of nearly 300,000 boys and girls.
He is the father of State Senator Philip Graham of Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Mona (Gloucester), two other sons, Robert Graham of San Francisco, and Richard T. Graham of Aberdeen, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Booth of Indio, Cal., and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Manchester, Me., and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery." {end transcription - hmh)
Married Monabell Adelaid Gloucester,4 Nov 1904, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Parents of five children.
Percy was tall; medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
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Newspaper clipping (unnamed paper)
"Ex-Supervisor of Music Dies
Percy Graham, 76, of 23 Breed Street, supervisor of music in Lynn public schools for 40 years, died Sunday, in Lynn Hospital after a long illness.
He was appointed music supervisor in 1909 and at the time of his retirement in 1949, he was one of the most widely known music supervisors in Massachusetts.
Born in Jersey City. N.J., October 1, 1879, he was the son of John and Jane (Hilliar) Graham. He came to Boston at an early age and was educated in the Boston public schools. Between the age of nine and 14 years he was a choir boy at St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston; at the age of 15 he commenced studying piano and organ harmony with A. L. Holloway, FRCO, England.
Two years later he went to Baltimore with Mr. Holloway and was appointed assistant choirmaster and organist of St. Michael's and All Angel's Church. At 19 he was appointed choirmaster and organist of Holy Trinity Church in Marlboro. He filled those positions until coming to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in this city. He served there for a number of years.
He was appointed the head of the music department in the public schools May 26, 1909, to succeed James E. Aborn who had died a short time before.
At the time of his election as music supervisor, school music was undergoing a change, there being two camps lined up for various achievements , one extremely technical and the other extremely non-technical and Mr. Graham chose the middle path, in time evolving a system that has been recognized all over the country.
Mr. Graham was invited to teach at the summer school of Boston in 1915 in school music methods, and was later given a full professorship and made the head of the school music department at the College of Music at Boston University. He has probably taught more people to become music supervisors than any other person in New England, and his pupils have gone out to teach the Lynn system as far east as Korea, as far south as Porto [sic] Rico, and as far north as the wilds of Canada.
He authored several music texts and lectured at music conferences throughout New England. He was a charter member of the Eastern Music Supervisor's Conference and a member of the In-and-About Boston Music Educators' Club. He also served as a visiting consultant in the University of Maine Music Workshop.
It has been estimated that while in his capacity as supervisor of music in the Lynn school system, he has supervised the voice teaching of nearly 300,000 boys and girls.
He is the father of State Senator Philip Graham of Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Mona (Gloucester), two other sons, Robert Graham of San Francisco, and Richard T. Graham of Aberdeen, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Booth of Indio, Cal., and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Manchester, Me., and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery." {end transcription - hmh)
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