Family and Education
b. 1 June 1792, 1st s. of Sir James Graham†, 1st bt., of Netherby and Lady Catherine Stewart, da. of John Stewart†, 7th earl of Galloway [S]. educ. by Rev. Walter Fletcher at Dalston, Cumb.; Westminster 1806; Christ Church, Oxf. 1810; continental tour 1812-15. m. 8 July 1819, Fanny, da. of Col. James Campbell (formerly Callander) of Craigforth, Stirling and Ardkinglas, Argyll, 3s. 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 13 Apr. 1824; GCB 15 Apr. 1854. d. 25 Oct. 1861.
Offices Held
First ld. of admiralty Nov. 1830 – July 1834, Dec. 1852 – Mar. 1855; PC 22 Nov. 1830; sec. of state for home affairs Sept. 1841-July 1846.
Rect. Glagsow Univ. 1838 – 40.
Prov. Grand Master Cumb. Masons 1827 – 60, Cumb. and Westmld. Masons 1860 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Netherby, Cumb.
Notes
See T.M. Torrens, Life and Times of Sir James Graham (1863); H. Lonsdale, Worthies of Cumb. ii (1868); C.S. Parker, Life and Letters of Sir James Graham (1907), whose annotated partial transcripts of Graham’s correspondence contain many inaccuracies; A.B Erickson, Political Career of Sir James Graham (1952); J.T. Ward, Sir James Graham (1967).
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
GRAHAM, James Robert George (1792-1861)
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