Graham Dorey
{{Short description|Bailiff of Guernsey (1932 – 2015)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sir Graham Dorey
| office = Bailiff of Guernsey
| predecessor = Charles Frossard
| successor = de Vic Carey
| term_start = February 1992
| term_end = March 1999
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1932|12|15}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|6|25|1932|12|15}}
| children = 4
| alma_mater = University of Bristol
{{Interlanguage link|École des Roches|fr|École des Roches}}
}}
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Sir Graham Martyn Dorey (15 December 1932 – 25 June 2015) was Bailiff of Guernsey from February 1992 to March 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-33275096|title=Former Guernsey Bailiff Sir Graham Dorey dies aged 82|work=BBC News|date=25 June 2015 }}{{Cite book |last=Agency |first=United States Central Intelligence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARHePTQFr54C&dq=Sir+Graham+Martyn+Dorey&pg=PA203 |title=The World Factbook |date=1999 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}}
Biography
The second son of a local grower, Martyn Dorey, he was evacuated to Scotland during World War II. He was educated at Kingswood School Bath, University of Bristol, and then Ecole des Roches Verneuil in Caen in 1959; he was made an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in1960.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g2lHAQAAIAAJ&q=Sir+Graham+Martyn+Dorey |title=The Solicitors' and Barristers' Directory and Diary |date=1986 |publisher=Waterlow |language=en}}
Whilst in office as Bailiff of Guernsey he oversaw the response to territorial fishing disputes with French fishermen within the Gulf of St Malo. He did not open public buildings in his name, however while Deputy Bailiff he campaigned for a Guernsey Flag, and chaired the Guernsey Flag Committee.{{Cite book |last=Agency |first=United States Central Intelligence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=166KEAAAQBAJ&dq=Sir+Graham+Martyn+Dorey&pg=PT818 |title=The 1999 CIA World Factbook |date=2022-09-16 |publisher=DigiCat |language=en}}
Both he and his wife Penelope supported local causes. Lady Penelope died of cancer during her husband's term of office in September 1996; she received a public funeral. The couple had four children: Suzanne, Jane, Robert and Martyn. In August 1998, Sir Graham married Cicely Ruth Lummis, a widow.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqBDNN0TFcoC&dq=Sir+Graham+Martyn+Dorey&pg=PA203 |title=The World Factbook |date=1997 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Guernsey.html World Statesmen]
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/07/21/guernsey_flag_feature.shtml Guernsey Flag]
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