James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose

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James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT, PC (16 July 1799 – 30 December 1874) was a British politician. He was the only son of his father's second marriage (to Caroline Marie Montagu, the daughter of the Duke of Manchester). He married Caroline Agnes Beresford, the daughter of Lord Decies. During the mid-nineteenth century he occupied minor positions outside the cabinet in the short-lived governments of Lord Derby. He and his wife had one son, Douglas, who succeeded his father to the dukedom on the latter's death in 1874.

Political offices
Preceded by Viscount Jocelyn	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1821–1827	Succeeded by Sir Samuel Hulse
Preceded by The Lord Abercromby	Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire 1843–1874	Succeeded by The Earl of Dunmore
Preceded by The Marquess of Westminster	Lord Steward 1852–1853	Succeeded by The Duke of Norfolk
Preceded by Matthew Talbot Baines	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1858–1859	Succeeded by Sir George Grey, Bt
Preceded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley	Postmaster General 1866–1868	Succeeded by Marquess of Hartington
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederick William Trench Charles Madryll Cheere	Member of Parliament for Cambridge with Frederick William Trench 1825–1832	Succeeded by George Pryme Thomas Rice
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by James Graham	Duke of Montrose 1836–1874	Succeeded by Douglas Graham