Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet (18 November 1753 – 21 March 1825) was a British Tory politician.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cockermouth at the 1802 general election, [1] [2] but resigned that seat in 1805 to stand for Wigtown Burghs, where he was elected in July 1805. [3] [4]
At the 1806 general election he was returned as an MP for Cockermouth, [1] [2] where he was re-elected in 1807 [2] and held the seat until 1812. [1] At the 1812 general election he was returned for Carlisle, [5] [6] and held that seat until his death in 1825, aged 71. [6]
In 1781, James married, Catherine Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway and Anne Dashwood
He was made a baronet in 1808, of Kirkstall, Yorkshire. [7]
Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet (18 November 1753 – 21 March 1825) was a British Tory politician.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cockermouth at the 1802 general election, [1] [2] but resigned that seat in 1805 to stand for Wigtown Burghs, where he was elected in July 1805. [3] [4]
At the 1806 general election he was returned as an MP for Cockermouth, [1] [2] where he was re-elected in 1807 [2] and held the seat until 1812. [1] At the 1812 general election he was returned for Carlisle, [5] [6] and held that seat until his death in 1825, aged 71. [6]
In 1781, James married, Catherine Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway and Anne Dashwood
He was made a baronet in 1808, of Kirkstall, Yorkshire. [7]