John Graham Lough

  General Notes:

John Graham Lough was a sculptor who spent most of his working life in Marylebone, London. He has an entry in Wikipedia.

The Blanchland History site has an article on John Graham and his brother Thomas.: A Tale of Two Brothers

The Victorian Web has a good picture of one his best known monuments: the Stephenson Memorial in Newcastle-on-Tyne.

  Research Notes:

The were just two servants in residence at 42 Harewood Square in 1871.
Cannot locate John Graham or his wife in the 1871 census.

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1841Census, 6 Jun 1841, Lower Southampton Street, St. Pancras, London. Sculptor, age 35!, living with wifw Mary (age 30)

• 1851 census, 30 Mar 1851, 42 Harewood Square, Marylebone, London. Sculptor, age 52, living with wife and two daughters. Also a cook and housemaid in residence.

• 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, 42 Harewood Square, Marylebone. Sculptor, age 63 living with wife. A visitor (Ann Wardall, age 63, a "Lady") and two servants were also in residence.

• Occupation: Sculptor. The statue of Milo of Croton depicted here was the early work that made John Graham Lough famous. He exhibited the statue in 1827, and this painting by Ralph Hedley shows the landlord of JGL's apartment talking to a lawyer, and pointing out the hole in the ceiling that JGL made so he could accommodate the statue.

• Occupation: Sculptor. This memorial to George Stephenson dates from 1863, and is near the High Level Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

John married Mary North, daughter of Henry North and Louisa Klugh, on 14 Jan 1832 in Westminster, Middlesex. (Mary North was born on 6 Jun 1807 in Soho, Middlesex, England and died on 29 Dec 1888 in London.)