Lord Montagu William Graham (2 February 1807 – 21 June 1878) was a British
Conservative
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politician.
Background
Graham was a younger son of
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
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, by his second wife Lady Caroline Maria, daughter of
George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester
George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester PC (6 April 17372 September 1788) was a British politician and diplomat.
Early life
He was the son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester and the former Harriet Dunch. Among his siblings were Lord Cha ...
.
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose
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 British Conserva ...
, was his elder brother.
Political career
Graham was
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Dunbartonshire
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from 1830 to 1832, for
Grantham
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from 1852 to 1857, and for
Herefordshire
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from 1858 to 1865.
Family
Graham married the Hon. Harriet Anne, daughter of
William Bateman-Hanbury, 1st Baron Bateman, and widow of George Dashwood, in 1867. He died in June 1878, aged 71. His wife survived him by six years and died in April 1884.
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1807 births
1878 deaths
Younger sons of dukes
Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912)
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1830–1831
UK MPs 1831–1832
UK MPs 1852–1857
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865