Grahame was the only son of Richard Grahame of
Alderley Edge, and was educated at
Charterhouse, in Hodgsonite House, between summer 1887 and autumn 1888. He entered the
Diplomatic Service in 1896, was attaché to the
Paris Embassy in 1897, promoted Second Secretary in September 1902, appointed Chargé d'Affaires at
Berlin the same year, then at
Buenos Aires in 1903 and at Paris in 1905. He became
Minister Plenipotentiary in 1918, participating in the peace negotiations and signed the
Treaty of Sèvres on behalf of the United Kingdom and New Zealand. In 1925 he became British Delegate to the
League of Nations. He was Ambassador at
Brussels in 1920 and at
Madrid from 1928 to 1935. He retired in 1935 and died at
Rio de Janeiro on 9 July 1940. His obituary in
The Times noted: 'The tallest man in the Diplomatic Service, his great height and his vivid blue eyes made him a notable figure in any gathering. His knowledge of the
French language was profound.' ==References==