James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose

His Grace
The Duke of Montrose

Portrait of the Duke in 1997.
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
11 November 1999
as an excepted hereditary peer
In office
10 February 1992 – 11 November 1999
as a hereditary peer
Preceded by James Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose
Personal details
Born James Graham
(1935-04-06) April 6, 1935
Southern Rhodesia
Spouse(s) Catherine Young (1935 - 2014)
Children Lady Hermione Thornhill
James Graham, Marquess of Graham
Lord Ronald Graham

James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (born 6 April 1935), known as Earl of Kincardine until 1954 and Marquess of Graham between 1954 and 1992, is a Southern Rhodesia-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland and a British Conservative Party politician.

Biography

Parents

The Duke was born in Southern Rhodesia, where his father, then the Marquess of Graham, was attempting to establish a farm.

Marriage

On January 31, 1970, as Marquess of Graham, he married Catherine Elizabeth MacDonell Young (d. 29 October 2014[1]), of Canada.

They have three children:

Education

The Duke attended boarding school in Scotland, first in Aberdeenshire and after that at the Loretto School near Edinburgh.

Politics and international relations

The Duke considers himself a Conservative and took his seat in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1992. He is one of four dukes to have re-entered the House (of the 24 non-royal dukes eligible) following the House of Lords Act 1999, having been one of the 90 peers chosen or elected by the others sitting. The other dukes in the upper house among these are the Duke of Somerset, who won a by-election in December 2014, the Duke of Wellington, who won a by-election in September 2015, and the Duke of Norfolk who, as hereditary Earl Marshal and one of the Great Officers of State, does not have to stand for election.

The Duke of Montrose was a shadow minister for the Scotland Office before the 2010 General Election. He has also spent some time in China promoting renewable energy and environmental measures, and he is a fluent speaker of Mandarin.

Titles and styles

Styles of
The 8th Duke of Montrose
Reference style His Grace
Spoken style Your Grace
Alternative style Sir

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ "The Telegraph Death Announcements".
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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
James Angus Graham		 Duke of Montrose
1992–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
His Grace The Duke of Atholl		 Gentlemen Succeeded by
His Grace The Duke of Roxburghe
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