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James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose - Definition and Overview

James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT (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 daugher 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.

Preceded by:
The Marquess of Westminster
Lord Steward
1852–1853
Followed by:
The Duke of Norfolk
Preceded by:
Matthew Talbot Baines
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1858–1859
Followed by:
Sir George Grey, Bt
Preceded by:
The Lord Stanley
Postmaster General
1866–1868
Followed by:
Marquess of Hartington
Preceded by:
James Graham
Duke of Montrose Followed by:
Douglas Graham


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