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8 unusual facts about James Graham


Battle of Marston Moor

Although they partially retrieved their fortunes with victories later in the year in the south of England, the loss of the North was to prove a fatal handicap the next year, when they tried unsuccessfully to link up with the Scottish Royalists under Montrose.

David Riolo

Today, he manages a number of the NRL’s highest profile players, including Todd Carney, Paul Gallen, James Graham, Brett Morris, Josh Morris and Anthony Minichiello.

James Graham-Brown

Graham-Brown took to Minor Counties Cricket in 1981, playing for Cornwall until 1984, and for Dorset between 1989 and 1991.

He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Kent, Derbyshire, Cornwall and Dorset between 1974 and 1991.

James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose

For much of his adult life he was Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

There are several modern works on Montrose, including two biographies by John Buchan and one by Dame Veronica Wedgwood, and Montrose: The King's Champion by Max Hastings.

But he took his place amongst the defenders of his country, and in the same month displayed his gallantry in action at the forcing of the River Tyne at Newburn.

James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose

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


Fomalhaut b

In May 2008, Paul Kalas and James Graham identified Fomalhaut b from Hubble/ACS images taken in 2004 and 2006 at visible wavelengths (i.e. 0.6 and 0.8 µm).

Inchmahome Priory

In 1606 the land and property passed to the Erskine family, and later to the Marquess of Montrose; the 6th Duke of Montrose passed it into the care of the State in 1926.

Inverlochy Castle

In 1645, the castle served as a stopping-off point for the royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose during his campaign against the Covenanter forces of the Marquess of Argyll.

Juan Gómez-Jurado

God's Spy (Dutton, 2007), English translation of Espía de Dios by James Graham.

Southern Ocean Expedition

Surmising again that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe named the area Graham Land, after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham.

William Steuart

William Steuart (also sometimes spelt Stewart) was the second son of Colonel William Stewart (d.1691), adjutant to the Marquess of Montrose at the Battle of Philiphaugh, by his wife Barbara, the granddaughter of Captain James Stewart, Earl of Arran and Chancellor of Scotland.


see also

Clayton, West Virginia

The first land grant in Clayton was made in 1786 to Colonel James Graham of Lowell.

John Bramhall

Isabella, married Sir James Graham, son of William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith; her daughter Ellinor, or Helen, married Sir Arthur Rawdon, of Moira, lineal ancestor of the Marquis of Hastings.