George Graeme (1565–1643),

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and

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, was a late sixteenth- and early seventeenth century

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Life

He was the younger son of George Grahame Laird of Inchbraikie and his wife, Marion ("Mary") Rollo, daughter of Rollo of Duncrub. He was a great-grandson of

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. Originally (from 1589) minister of

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he translated to Auchtergaven in 1595 and further translated to

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in 1601, and then in February 1603, he received crown provision to the

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, vacant by the resignation of Andrew Graham. George had to wait a few years to obtain

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, but was consecrated at some date between 21 October 1610 and 3 May 1611. On 26 August 1615, he was translated to the bishopric of Orkney. He held that bishopric for more than three decades. Graeme, along with all other bishops of Scotland, was deprived of his

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on 18 November 1638. He renounced his rights to the bishopric a few months later, on 11 February 1639, after being threatened by the Assembly at

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. By this action, he avoided excommunication, and retained his estate at Gorthie. He died on 19 December 1643.

Family

In 1595, he married Marion Crichton, sister of The Admirable James Crichton. Marion was the daughter of Sir Robert Crichton of Eliock and Cluny,

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, and his wife Elizabeth Stewart, granddaughter of Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale. They were the parents of at least seven children, five of whom survived to adulthood.

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References

* Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688'', (London, 1924), pp. 181, 227 * 1643 deaths Bishops of Dunblane Bishops of Orkney 16th-century births 17th-century bishops of the Church of Scotland Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1612 Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1617 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1617 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1628–1633 {{bishop-stub