Bingham, Clifton (M)

Surname: Bingham
Forename(s): Graham Clifton
b. 1859. d. 28 March 1913. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, editor, songwriter, children’s author, and playwright. Alternative signature: G. Clifton Bingham. Born in Bristol. Worked at his family bookshop from the age of 16, but sold it in 1881. Theatre critic and journalist at the Cheltenham Examiner. Moved to London in 1886. Editor of the The Brighton and County Magazine (1889-1892). Married Alice M. Chambers’s Journal ledger entries list his address as 82 Hampton Road, Bristol (poem published on 22 August 1885; NLS Dep 341/369), 156 Shepherd’s Bush Rd, London, W. (25 December 1886; NLS Dep 341/369), and c/o A. Vent, 6 Cork St, London W (18 May 1898; NLS Dep 341/371). Biographical information: BL; BnF; WorldCat; Wikipedia https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Clifton_Bingham (5 October 2021). (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 11
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
If I Were You 1885-08-22 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12945
“Wait for Me” 1885-10-24 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12954
Nemesis 1885-11-21 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12957
Sweet Day of Days 1886-12-25 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 13012
Love or Lands 1887-02-19 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12887
The End of the story 1887-05-14 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12899
The Country Dance 1888-09-08 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 13048
Sweet Rose 1898-05-28 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12713
My Garden Gate 1898-07-09 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12718
Remembered Best of All 1899-06-03 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12569
Coming Home 1900-09-08 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 12463