John
Graham Fourth Earl of Montrose
formerly Graham
Born in Kincadine, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John (Graham) Graham Third Earl of Montrose
and Jean (Drummond) Drummond Countess of Montrose
Husband of
Margaret (Ruthven) Ruthven Countess of Montrose
— married
12 Dec 1593 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Lillias (Graham) Graham Lady Colqhoun of Colquhoun, Margaret (Graham) Napier, James Graham, Dorothea (Graham) Rollo, Katherine Graham and Beatrix (Graham) Drummond
Died
at about age 53
in Kincardine, Scotland
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| Preceded by John Graham (abt.1547-1608) |
4th Lord Montrose 1608 - 1626 |
Succeeded by James Graham (abt.1612-1650) |
Biography
John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose was born in 1573,[1] the son of John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose and Jean Drummond.[2]
A contract for the marriage of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven was signed on 12 December 1593.[2]
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in Scotland in 1604.[2]
He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Graham and to the title of 4th Earl of Montrose on 9 November 1608.[2] He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Stirlingshire in 1610.[2] He was a Commissioner of Treasury in 1625.[2] He was President of the Privy Council between March 1626 and November 1626.[2]
He died on 14 November 1626 at Kincardine.[2] [3]
Children of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven
- Lady Margaret Graham+[1] d. 1626
- Lady Katherine Graham[2]
- Lady Dorothea Graham+[2] d. 16 May 1638
- James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose+[2] b. 1612, d. 21 May 1650
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 690.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 2753.
- ↑ The Scots Peerage; Vol 6; p 241; https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft/page/240
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