# Old Gradman — The Forsyte Saga character guide

> Old Gradman in The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Gradman, Gradman, old Gradman, Thomas Gradman, the said Thomas Gradman

**First appearance:** 0051-part-i-iii-soames-prepares-to-take-steps

## Who they are

Soames's faithful and elderly clerk, a keeper of family secrets.

## In the story

### [Purely Forsyte Affairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_forsyte_saga_se/chapters/part-ii-v-purely-forsyte-affairs)

Soames's faithful clerk, who manages Forsyte affairs, discusses trusts and the need for a new trustee, then walks to Covent Garden.

### [The Last of the Old Forsytes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_forsyte_saga_se/chapters/part-iii-xi-the-last-of-the-old-forsytes)

Assists Soames with funeral arrangements and attends the funeral.

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