William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith

Biographical Summary

SOURCE: Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on William Graham

William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith [1]

• M, #29778,
• b. after July 1589,
• d. after 13 April 1661
• Last Edited=19 Aug 2012
• Consanguinity Index=0.2%

William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith was born after July 1589.[1] He was the son of John Graham, 6th Earl of Menteith and Maria Campbell.[1]

He married Agnes Gray, daughter of Patrick Gray, 6th Lord Gray and Lady Mary Stewart, after 30 March 1612.[2]

He died after 13 April 1661.[3]

Career:

• He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Menteith [S., 1427] in December 1598.[1]
• He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1626/27.[1]
• He held the office of Lord Justice General in 1628.[1]
• He held the office of Extra Lord of Session between 1628 and 1633.[1]
• He held the office of Lord President of the Council [Scotland] between 1628 and 1633.[1]
• On 13 August 1629 he waived his rights to the title of Earl of Strathearn.[1]
• He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1630.[1]
• He was created 1st Earl of Airth [Scotland] on 28 March 1633, with precedency of 6 September 1428.[3]
• He held the office of Lord President of the Council [Scotland] between 1639 and 1661.[1]
• On 11 January 1643/44 he was regranted the title of Earl of Menteith with remainder to his heirs male whomsoever.[1]

He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.[4]

Child of William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith

1. Sir James Graham+[1]

Children of William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith and Agnes Gray

1. Lady Mary Graham+[2] d. 28 Jan 1653
2. Lady Margaret Graham+[3]
3. John Graham, Lord Graham of Kinpont+[4] b. c 1613, d. 6 Sep 1644

Citations

1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, page 318. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume II, page 283.
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1512. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
4. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2752.

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 278