James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
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James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose (8 September 1755 – 30 December 1836) was a Scottish nobleman and statesman.
Known before his succession to the ducal title in 1790 as Lord Graham, he was Member of Parliament for Richmond from 1780, and for Great Bedwin from 1784 to 1790. He served as a Lord of the Treasury from 1783 to 1789, and as co-Paymaster of the Forces from 1789 to 1791. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1789. He was Master of the Horse from 1790 to 1795, and from 1807 to 1821, Commissioner for India from 1791 to 1803, Lord Justice General of Scotland from 1795 to 1836, President of the Board of Trade from 1804 to 1806, Lord Chamberlain from 1821 to 1827 and from 1828 to 1830.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1793, resigning from the Order when appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1812. He was Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 1780 to 1836, Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire from 1790 to 1793, Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire from 1795 until his death, and Lord Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire from 1813 until his death.
Graham was a very effective member of the House of Commons, especially speaking on Scottish topics. Early in his career as a Minister under William Pitt the Younger, Graham was attacked in the Rolliad:
- ——Superior to abuse,
- He nobly glories in the name of GOOSE;
- Such Geese at Rome from the perfidious Gaul
- Preserv'd the Treas'ry-Bench and Capitol, &c. &c.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Charles Dundas and William Norton |
Member for Richmond with Sir Lawrence Dundas 1780-81, with George FitzWilliam 1781-84 1780–1784 |
Succeeded by: Murrough O'Brien and Charles Dundas |
| Preceded by: Sir Merrick Burrell and Paul Methuen |
Member for Great Bedwyn with Robert Manners 1784-90, Lord Doune 1790-92 1784–1790 |
Succeeded by: Lord Doune and Viscount Stopford |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: William Wyndham Grenville |
Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1789–1790 |
Succeeded by: Dudley Ryder |
| Preceded by: William Wyndham Grenville |
Co-Paymaster of the Forces 1789–1791 |
Succeeded by: Dudley Ryder |
| Preceded by: Duke of Montagu |
Master of the Horse 1790–1795 |
Succeeded by: Earl of Westmorland |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Liverpool |
President of the Board of Trade 1804–1806 |
Succeeded by: The Earl Bathurst |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Carnarvon |
Master of the Horse 1807–1821 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Dorset |
| Preceded by: The Marquess of Hertford |
Lord Chamberlain 1821-1827 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Devonshire |
| Preceded by: The Duke of Devonshire |
Lord Chamberlain 1828-1830 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Jersey |
| Legal Offices | ||
| Preceded by: Earl of Mansfield |
Lord Justice General 1795-1836 |
Succeeded by: Lord Granton |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by: William Graham |
Duke of Montrose 1790–1836 |
Succeeded by: James Graham |
