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of honours at his house in Fleet Street on Saturday, the 1 6th of 

 November, 1751, in the 78th year of his age. On Sunday night, 

 the 24th, his remains were buried in the nave of Westminster 

 Abbey, in the same grave where thirty -eight years before his friend 

 and companion, Thomas Tompion, was interred. 



The "Gentleman's Magazine," vol. xxi., contains an obituary 

 notice of him, the sonorous phraseology of which raises a suspicion 

 that it may have been written by Dr. Johnson : — " As he was 

 perfectly sincere, he was without suspicion ; as he was above envy, 

 he was candid ; and as he had a relish for true pleasure, he was 

 generous. He frequently lent money, but could never be prevailed 

 upon to take any interest ; and for that reason he never placed out 

 any money on Government Securities. He had bank notes which 

 were thirty years old by him when he died; and his whole propert)', 

 except his stock-in-trade, was found in a strong box, which, though 

 it was less than would have been heaped up by avarice, was yet 

 more than would have remained to prodigality." 



A slab is placed over the grave of Tompion and Graham, 

 bearing the following inscription ; — 



Here lies the Body 

 Of Mr. THO. tompion, 



who departed this 



life on the 20th of 



November 1713, in the 



75th year of his age. 



GEORGE GRAHAM, of London, 



watchmaker and f.r.s., 



whose curious inventions 



do honour to ye British Genius, 



whose accurate performances 



are ye standard of mechanic skill. 



He died y« xvi. of November, mdccli. 



in the Lxxviii. year of his age. 



