Shared Photo: Christopher Graemme, Graham Image 1

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This photo is NOT Christopher Graham.  It is Sir James Graham. 1st Marquis of Montrose.  

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I wanted to share this family photo of Christopher Graham with the community. Location: unknown. Date: unknown.
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in Photos by Mary Graham G2G Crew (520 points)

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A commonly appropriated portrait of James Graham, 2nd marquise of Montrose, is frequently inappropriately posted on far too many Graham biographies. See it on [https://electricscotland.com/history/nation/images/montrose.jpg Electric Scotland]
by Rob Graham G2G6 Mach 2 (23.6k points)
selected by Mary Graham
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A very Stoic gentleman. Thank you for sharing with us Mary.
by Marty Franke G2G6 Pilot (795k points)
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I met the the noble lords descendant, his Grace James (Seamus) Graham, the current (8th) Duke of Montrose, at an unveiling of a statue of the first Marquis in the town square in the village of Montrose.  Some individuals in the crowd, complete strangers, thought is was myself that posed for the statue, but alas, it wasn't.  Later in the day, during a tour,  I was standing in front of a copy of a portrait of the Marquis in the local library, and the crowd again stated I looked a lot like him and asked for a photograph of me beside the portrait, so ... unintentionally, I struck the same pose as was seen in the portrait and "dozens" of camera flashes went off and some "very colorful" expressions were made.  For the remainder of my two weeks in Scotland, members of my tour group (all extended family and their friends) kept calling me "Your Lordship". Fortunately, now, I'm much older and grayer than the portrait appears (shades of Dorian Gray) and don't look nearly as similar, but still use the image as my avatar.
by Lee Graham G2G3 (3.7k points)

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