James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose ( c 1680 - 1742 )

Birth: c 1680 Death: London (07 January 1742) Burial: Aberuthven Career: Commissioner of the Treasury for Scotland (1705-1707); High Admiral of Scotland (1705-1706); President of the Council of Scotland (1706); Privy Councillor (1707, 1717); Lord Privy Seal (Scotland) (1709-1713); one of the Lords Justice Regents of the Realm (1714); proclaimed the accession of George I at Edinburgh (1714); Principal Secretary of State for Scotland (1714-1715); Chancellor of Glasgow University (1714); Lord Clerk of the Register (1716); Keeper of the Great Seal for Scotland (1716-1733); lent money to Rob Roy MacGregor for a speculation in cattle which produced a loss; he demanded his money back, thus depriving Rob Roy of his land and leading him to maintain himself largely by robbing Montrose's tenants Honours: Duke of Montrose, Marquess of Graham and Buchanan, Earl of Kincardine, Viscount of Dundaft and Lord Aberuthven, Mugdock and Fintrie 1707 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/05/1707.