John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose

Biographical Summary

"John, third Earl of Montrose, whose prominence in the family history is next to his grandson, the great Marquess...

...He died at his place of New Montrose 9 November 1608, at the age of sixty-one, and, presumably in virtue of his eminence as a statesman, was accorded burial in the Church of St Giles, Edinburgh...

...He married, in his sixteenth year (contract 24 August 1563), his second cousin Jean, eldest daughter of David, Lord Drummond, the discharge for her tocher of 6000 merks being granted by his grandfather the second Earl. The Countess died in 1595, and was buried at Aberuthven."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. VI, page 231-239

Other References

• An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 188
• Wikipedia contributors. "John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

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