John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose
John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose (1548 – 9 November 1608) was a Scottish peer and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1599 to 1604. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, from 1605 to 1606.
He was a natural great-grandson of King James IV of Scotland, his maternal grandmother, Janet Fleming, being a royal bastard.
A contemporary provided the following summary:
He is an Erle of small power, havinge but few gentlemen of his surname except the Larde of Fyntra situate in the Leuenax and dwellinge in the north. His revenues are not greate, yet being a man civil and gyven to quyet he hath matched with the houses of E[rskine].[1]
Ancestry
| John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose | Father: Robert Graham, Master of Montrose |
Paternal Grandfather: William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose |
Paternal Great-grandfather: William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Annabella Drummond | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Lady Janet Keith |
Paternal Great-grandfather: William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Lady Elizabeth Gordon | |||
| Mother: Margaret Fleming |
Maternal Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming |
Maternal Great-grandfather: John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Eupheme Drummond | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Lady Janet Stewart |
Maternal Great-grandfather: James IV of Scotland | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Agnes Stewart |
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Maitland of Thirlestane |
Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1599–1604 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dunfermline |
| Parliament of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Union of the Crowns |
Lord High Commissioner 1605–1606 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Lennox |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Menmuir |
Chancellor of the University of St Andrews 1599–1604 |
Succeeded by George Gledstanes Archbishop of St Andrews |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Graham |
Earl of Montrose 1571–1608 |
Succeeded by John Graham |
References
- Alexander Hay, The Scottish Nobilitie in An.Dom.1577 (London, printed for the Grampian Club, 1873), at pp.11-12
- Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- The Scots Peerage. https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft
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