James Graham KG KT (1755 - 1836)

Born 8 Feb 1755 in London, England

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Died 30 Dec 1836 at age 81 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Graham KG KT is Notable.

James Graham KG KT is a member of Clan Graham.

James Graham, son of William Graham and Lucy Manners. was born 8 February 1755^[1][2][3][4]. Note: James Balfour Paul in "the Scots Peerage" gives James birth date as 8 September 1755^[5], as do Wikipedia and ThePeerage.

James was educated at Trinity College, where he eaned an M. A^[1][5].

James served as a Member of Parliament for Richmond 1780-1784, and for Great Bedwyn, 1784-1790^[5][1].He procured the repeal of the clause in the Acts 1746, c. 39, and 1747, c. 51, which prohibited the Highlanders in Scotland from wearing their national dress^[5].

He was Chancellor of the Univ. of Glasgow 1781-1836^[1][5].

He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1793, resigning from the Order when appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1812^[1][5].

He was appointed President of the Board of Trade, 10 June 1784, joint PostmasterGeneral 13 July 1784, and joint Paymaster of the Forces 6 August 1784^[1][5]. James succeded his father as Duke of Montrose and Earl Graham on 23 Sep. 1790^[1][5].

In November 1790, James was appointed Master of the Horse ; and in May 1791 be became a Commissioner for Indian Affairs, and was sworn a Privy Councillor^[5].

On 14 January 1795 James was appointed Lord Justice-General of Scotland, and retained that office till his death in 1836^[5].

James married Jemima Elizabeth Ashburnham, eldest daughter of John, second Earl of Ashburnham, on 3 March 1785 at her father's house in Mayfair, London, England^[1][2][4][5].

James and Jemima had one son:

1. James, born 4 September 1786 and died 29 April 1787^[2][5].

Jemima died at London 17 September 1786, at the age of 25 years^[1][2][4][5].

James married Caroline Maria Montagu, eldest daughter of George Montagu 4th Duke of Manchester on 24 Jul 1790^[2][4][5].

James and Caroline had 7 children:

1. Georgianna Charlotte born 3 June 1791^[2][5].
2. Caroline born 30 September 1792^[2][5].
3. Lucy born 25 September 1793^[2][5].
4. Martha, born 26 January 1802, died young^[2][5].
5. James born 16 July 1799 ^[2][5].
6. Emily born 23 june 1805 ^[2][5].
7. Montagu William born 2 February 1807^[2][5].

James died at Grosvenor Square, London,England at the age of eighty-one, on 30 December 1836^[1][5]. He was buried at Aberuthven, the last of his family to be interred there^[1][5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} “The Complete Peerage (Edition 1, Volume 5) : [Cokayne, George Edward], 1825-1911. [from Old Catalog] : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive,” 2015. Vol 5. p354
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} "Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, 1600-1939," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62525 #25356 (accessed 17 March 2024) James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montros; citing Compiled by Gordon McGregor, The Red Book of Scotland, Volume Red Book of Scotland Volume 4 Dud-Gra.
3. ↑ “A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage'; Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892 : Internet Archive, 2019.Page 1432
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical"; Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges; Volume 4, database, Google Books (accessed 19 March 2024); citing United Kingdom: F. C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and son, 1812, page 230.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22} “The Scots Peerage; Founded on Wood’s Edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of That Kingdom"; Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931, Internet Archive,” 2014. Volume VI, pp268-271

See also:

• The Peerage: James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
• Wikipedia: James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Sir William Arbuthnot for starting this profile.