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"4th Duke of Montrose" James Graham Signed Free Frank Dated 1838:
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Up for sale "4th Duke of Montrose" James Graham Hand Signed Free Frank Dated 1838.

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James

Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT, PC (16

July 1799 – 30 December 1874), styled Marquess of Graham until

1836, of Buchanan Castle in

Stirlingshire (re-built by him in 1852–8) and 45 Belgrave Square in London, was

a was the son of James Graham, 3rd Duke of

Montrose, by his second wife Lady

Caroline Maria, daughter of George

Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.

A member of Marylebone Cricket Club,

Montrose made a an All-England He was recorded in the scorecard as Lord James Graham and scored two

runs. In 1821, aged 21, Montrose was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the

Household, despite not having a seat in Parliament, and was

sworn of the Privy

Council the same year. He remained as Vice-Chamberlain until

1827. He was returned to Parliament for Cambridge in 1825, a seat he held until 1832, and

served as a commissioner of the India Board between 1828 and 1830. In 1836 he

succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords. When the Earl of

Derby became Prime Minister in February 1852, Montrose was

appointed Lord Steward of the

Household, a post he retained until the government fell in

December of the same year. He again served under Derby as Chancellor

of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1858 and 1859 and under

Derby and later Benjamin 1866 and 1868, although he was never a member

of the Cabinet. As Postmaster General he introduced the Electric Telegraphs Bill which

resulted in the transfer of British telegraph companies to the Post Office. Apart

from his political career Montrose served as Chancellor

of the University of Glasgow between 1837 and 1874 (succeeding

his father) and as Lord Lieutenant of

Stirlingshire between 1843 and 1874. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in

1845. In 1836 he married Hon. Caroline a daughter of John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies. In 1860, they were

both survivors of the train involved in the Atherstone rail accident.

She survived him and in 1876 married secondly to William Stuart

Stirling-Crawfurd (1819-1883) (whom she also survived) of Milton in

Lanarkshire and of Cannes, South of France, where he died, without issue. By

his wife he had issue including:

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