Graham baronets

There have been eight baronetcies created for persons with the surname Graham, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Graham Baronetcy, of Braco in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 28 September 1625 for William Graham. The title became dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet in c. 1700 but has since been assumed by the Duke of Montrose.

The Graham Baronetcy, of Esk in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 March 1629 for Richard Graham (c.1583-1654). He represented Carlisle in Parliament, was a Gentleman of the Horse to King Charles I and fought at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642. The third Baronet served as Ambassador to France and as Secretary of State to King James II. In 1681 he was created Lord Graham of Esk and Viscount Preston in the Peerage of Scotland. After the Glorious Revolution he was created Baron of Esk in the peerage of England by the exiled King James II and was condemned for high treason 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.[1] 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 1975.[2]

The Graham Baronetcy, of Norton Conyers in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 November 1662 for Richard Graham (1636-1711). This was in honour of his services to The Restoration 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 28 June 1665 for William Graham. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1708.

The Graham Baronetcy, of Netherby in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 January 1783 for James Graham. He later represented Ripon in the House of Commons. 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 Lord John Russell as Home Secretary from 1841 to 1846. In 1885, Lady Hermione Graham, the mother of the fourth Baronet and a daughter of the twelfth Duke of Somerset, inherited Somerset House in Park Lane, but it was soon sold.[3] The sixth Baronet held the honorary post of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1958 to 1968 and was President of the Country Landowners Association from 1971 to 1973.

The Graham Baronetcy, of Kirkstall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 October 1808 for James Graham. He sat as Member of Parliament for Carlisle between 1812 and 1825. The fifth Baronet was Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada from 1875 to 1877. On his death in 1895 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 4 December 1906 for John Graham. He was a member of the firm of William Graham and Co, merchants, of Glasgow, and of Grahams Co, of London, East India merchants. This branch of the Graham family is descended from John, third son of Sir David Graham of Dundaff, ancestor of the Dukes of Montrose. 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 was Ambassador to Iraq from 1974 to 1977 and Iran from 1979 to 1980. His son Sir Andrew Graham, 5th Baronet is a lieutenant general who was Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.

The Graham Baronetcy, of Dromore in the County of Down, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1964 for Clarence Graham. He was a director of John Graham, Ltd, engineering contractors, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ulster Unionist Council from 1947 to 1963. The title became extinct on the death of the second baronet in 2020.

Graham baronets, of Braco (1625)
  • Sir William Graham, 1st Baronet (died c. 1635)
  • Sir John Graham, 2nd Baronet (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 Duke of Montrose

Graham baronets, of Esk (1629)

Viscounts Preston (1681)

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 heir apparent 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 (c. 1764–1796)
  • Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham, 7th Baronet (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 heir presumptive was the present holder's brother Jeremy Richard Graham (born 1949).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Samuel Reginald Graham (born 1979).

Graham baronets, of Gartmore (1665)
  • Sir William Graham, 1st Baronet (died 1684)
  • Sir John Graham, 2nd Baronet (died 1708)

Graham baronets, of Netherby (1783)

The heir apparent 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 (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)

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

Graham baronets, of Dromore (1964)

Notes
  1. "George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage Volume 2 1900". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. "The Official Roll of Baronets(as at 31st October 2014)". Baronetage.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. Notes & Queries, vol. 133 (1916), p. 318 (snippet)

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