Sir Graham Dorey

Sir Graham Martyn Dorey, born in Guernsey 15 Dec 1932, was the Bailiff of Guernsey from February 1992 to March 1999. The second son of a local grower, Martyn Dorey, he was evacuated to Scotland during world war II. Later he was educated Kingswood Sch 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 1960. He became a partner of the Carey law firm from x to y, later Carey Langlais & co. He was an elected member of the States of Guernsey, an early environmental proponent in 196x. He was appointed Comptroller of the Royal Court of Guernsey in xxxx.

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. Whilst in office as Bailiff of Guernsey he oversaw the response to territorial fishing disputes with French fishermen within the Gulf of St Malo. Both he and his wife Penelope supported local causes. He lost his first wife Lady Penelope to cancer while in office in September 1996, and she received a public funeral. He has four children Suzanne, Jane, Robert and Martyn.

References

* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Guernsey.html World Statesmen]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/07/21/guernsey_flag_feature.shtml Guernsey Flag]