There have been eight baronetcies created for persons with the surname Graham, two in the

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, two in the

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, one in the

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and three in the

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. The Graham Baronetcy, of Braco in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on for William Graham. The title became dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet in c. 1700 but has since been assumed by the

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. The Graham Baronetcy, of Esk in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England on for Richard Graham (c.1583-1654). He represented

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in Parliament, was a Gentleman of the Horse to King Charles I and fought at the

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in 1642. The third Baronet served as Ambassador to

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and as Secretary of State to

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. In 1681 he was created Lord Graham of Esk and Viscount Preston in the

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. After the

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he was created Baron of Esk in the peerage of England by the exiled King James II and was condemned for

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but was later pardoned. The peerages became extinct on the death of the third Viscount in 1739. The late Viscount was succeeded in the baronetcy by his kinsman William Graham, the sixth Baronet. The thirteenth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. As of 31 December 2013 the present Baronet also has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since . The Graham Baronetcy, of Norton Conyers in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on for Richard Graham (1636–1711). This was in honour of his services to

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of the monarchy. Graham was the second son of the first Graham Baronet of the 1629 creation. The Graham Baronetcy, of Gartmore in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on for William Graham. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in . The Graham Baronetcy, of Netherby in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on for James Graham. He later represented

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in the

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. This branch of the Graham family was descended from the Very Reverend William Graham, fourth son of the second Baronet of the 1629 creation. The second Baronet was a prominent statesman and notably served under

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from 1841 to 1846. In 1885, Lady Hermione Graham, the mother of the fourth Baronet and a daughter of the twelfth

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, inherited

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, but it was soon sold.''

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'', vol. 133 (1916),
p. 318 (snippet)
/ref> The sixth Baronet held the honorary post of

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from 1958 to 1968 and was President of the

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from 1971 to 1973. The Graham Baronetcy, of Kirkstall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on for James Graham. He sat as

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for

between 1812 and 1825. The fifth Baronet was Lieutenant-Governor of

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from 1875 to 1877. On his death in the title became extinct. The Graham Baronetcy, of Larbert House in Larbert and of Househill in Dunipace in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on for John Graham. He was a member of the firm of William Graham and Co, merchants, of

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, and of Grahams Co, of

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, East India merchants. This branch of the Graham family is descended from John, third son of Sir David Graham of Dundaff, ancestor of the

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. The third Baronet was Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet VC OBE, brother of Glenda Spooner founder, chairman and organising secretary of the Ponies of Britain Club.

Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet Sir John Alexander Noble Graham, 4th Baronet, (15 July 1926 – 11 December 2019) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Iraq, Iran and NATO. Career Graham, born in Calcutta, British India, the only son of Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Barone ...

was Ambassador to Iraq from 1974 to 1977 and

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from 1979 to 1980. His son

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is a lieutenant general who was Director General of the

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. The Graham Baronetcy, of Dromore in the County of Down, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on for Clarence Graham. He was a director of John Graham, Ltd, engineering contractors, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the

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from 1947 to 1963. The title became extinct on the death of the second baronet in .

Graham baronets, of Braco (1625)

* Sir William Graham, 1st Baronet (died ) *

Sir John Graham, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1646) * Sir William Graham, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1684) * Sir James Graham, 4th Baronet (c. 1661–c. 1700) (dormant) ''now assumed by the

Graham baronets, of Esk (1629)

* Sir Richard Graham, 1st Baronet (died 1654) * Sir George Graham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1624–1658) * Sir Richard Graham, 3rd Baronet (1648–1695) (created Viscount Preston in 1681)

Viscounts Preston (1681)

Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston PC (24 September 1648 – 22 December 1695) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1675 and 1689. He became a Jacobite conspirator, but his reputation ...

(1648–1695) * Edward Graham, 2nd Viscount Preston (1679–1710) * Charles Graham, 3rd Viscount Preston (1706–1739)

Graham baronets, of Esk (1629; Reverted)

* Sir William Graham, 6th Baronet (1730–1774) * Sir Charles Graham, 7th Baronet (1764–1795) * Sir Robert Graham, 8th Baronet (1769–1852) * Sir Edward Graham, 9th Baronet (1820–1864) * Sir Robert James Stuart Graham, 10th Baronet (1845–1917) * Sir Montrose Stuart Graham, 11th Baronet (1875–1939) * Sir Montrose Stuart Graham, 12th Baronet (1904–1975) * Sir Ralph Wolfe Graham, 13th Baronet (1908–1988) * Sir Ralph Stuart Graham, 14th Baronet (born 1950) The

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is the present holder's son his only son Gabriel Lawrence Graham (b. 1974).

Graham baronets, of Norton Conyers (1662)

*Sir Richard Graham, 1st Baronet (1636–1711) * Sir Reginald Graham, 2nd Baronet (1670–1728) * Sir Bellingham Graham, 3rd Baronet (1702–1730) * Sir Reginald Graham, 4th Baronet (1704–1755) * Sir Bellingham Graham, 5th Baronet (1729–1790) *

Sir Bellingham Graham, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(c. 1764–1796) *

Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham, 7th Baronet Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham, 7th Baronet (4 November 1789 – 15 June 1866) was an English Baronet. He served as an Army officer, initially as a cornet with the 23rd Light Dragoons from 1808. He was a lieutenant serving in the 10th Royal ...

(1789–1866) * Sir Reginald Henry Graham, 8th Baronet (1835–1920) * Sir (Reginald) Guy Graham, 9th Baronet (1878–1940) * Sir Richard Bellingham Graham, 10th Baronet (1912–1982) * Sir James Bellingham Graham, 11th Baronet (born 1940) :The

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was the present holder's brother Jeremy Richard Graham (born 1949). :The heir presumptive's

is his son Samuel Reginald Graham (born 1979).

Graham baronets, of Gartmore (1665)

* Sir William Graham, 1st Baronet (died 1684) *

(died 1708)

Graham baronets, of Netherby (1783)

* Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet (1761–1824) * Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet (1792–1861) *

Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Baronet Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Baronet DL JP (2 April 1820 – 8 March 1888) was a British landowner, diplomat and traveller. Early life The descendant of an old Cumbrian family, Frederick Ulric was born on 2 April 1820. He was the eldest son ...

(1820–1888) * Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Baronet (1859–1932) * Sir (Frederick) Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet (1893–1978) * Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Baronet (1919–1997) * Sir James Fergus Surtees Graham, 7th Baronet (born 1946) The

is the present holder's only son Robert Charles Thomas Graham (born 1985).

Graham baronets, of Kirkstall (1808)

* Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet (1783–1825) *

Sir Sandford Graham, 2nd Baronet Sir Sandford Graham, 2nd Baronet (1788–1852) was an English army officer and politician. A university friend of Lord Byron, he took part in Byron's voyage to Greece in 1810-11. Life He was the son of Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, of Kirkstall an ...

(1788–1852) * Sir Sandford Graham, 3rd Baronet (1821–1875) * Sir Lumley Graham, 4th Baronet (1828–1890) * Sir Cyril Clerke Graham, 5th Baronet (1834–1895)

Graham baronets, of Larbert House and Househill (1906)

* Sir John Hatt Noble Graham, 1st Baronet (1837–1926) * Sir (John) Frederick Noble Graham, 2nd Baronet (1864–1936) * Sir John Reginald Noble Graham, 3rd Baronet (1892–1980) * Sir John Alexander Noble Graham, 4th Baronet (1926–2019) * Sir Andrew John Noble Graham, 5th Baronet (born 1956) The

is the present holder's son James Patrick Noble Graham (born 1990)

Graham baronets, of Dromore (1964)

* Sir Clarence Johnston Graham, 1st Baronet (1900–1966) * Sir John Moodie Graham, 2nd Baronet (1938–2020)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Dormant baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1629 establishments in England