James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose
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Lord President of the Council of Scotland | |
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In office 1704–1705 | |
Monarch | Anne |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1682 Scotland |
Died | 7 January 1742 (aged 59) London, England, Great Britain |
Spouse | Christian Carnegie |
Children | 5, including William and George |
James Graham, 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of Montrose (April 1682 – 7 January 1742) was a Scottish aristocratic statesman in the early eighteenth century.
Life
He was the only son of James Graham, 3rd Marquess of Montrose and Lady Christian Leslie. On 31 March 1702 he married Christian, daughter of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk. Together, they had several sons, including William Graham and Lord George Graham.[1]
Originally the fourth Marquess of Montrose, James was elevated to a
Apart from his political career, he was a primary creditor of
On his death Graham was buried at Aberuthven.[2] The grave is within Montrose Mausoleum.
Issue
- James Graham, Lord Graham (7 April 1703–2 March 1704)[3]
- David Graham, 1st Earl Graham (8 June 1705–30 September 1731)[3]
- Lord Christian Graham (29 Oct 1706–30 May 1711)[4][3]
- Lady Elizabeth Graham (23 April 1708–17 February 1711)[5][3]
- Lord John Graham (9 April 1709–19 March 1710)[5][3]
- Lord James Graham (26 March 1710–3 April 1711)[5][3]
- Lord Thomas Graham (7 March 1711–27 December 1711)[5][3]
- William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose (27 Aug 1712–23 September 1790)[5][3]
- Lady Margaret Graham (5 June 1714–1 April 1729)[5][3]
- Captain Lord George Graham (26 September 1715–2 January 1747)[5][3]
In popular culture
In
In Michael Caton-Jones's Rob Roy, Graham is played by John Hurt. In this depiction he is referred to as the "Marquess of Montrose", despite his title being raised to a dukedom in 1707.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.[unreliable source]
- The Royal Society. Retrieved 9 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Person Page".
- ^ James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume VI, page 265.
- ^ a b c d e f g James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume VI, page 266.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [
- Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co.