John (Graham) Graham Fourth Earl of Montrose
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John (Graham) Graham Fourth Earl of Montrose (1573 - 1626)

John Graham Fourth Earl of Montrose formerly Graham
Born in Kincadine, Fife, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married 12 Dec 1593 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotlandmap
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Died at about age 53 in Kincardine, Scotlandmap
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Scottish Nobility
John (Graham) Graham Fourth Earl of Montrose was a member of Scottish Nobility.
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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 Lilias Graham+[1]
Lady Beatrix Graham[2]
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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ The Scots Peerage; Vol 6; p 241; https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft/page/240




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