Robert Graham of Redgorton
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Robert Graham of Redgorton, was a Scottish advocate and landowner who briefly sat as a Whig
Lord of the Treasury
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Graham was the son of John Graham of Eskbank and his wife Mary Scott.
In April 1834, he was appointed a Lord of the Treasury
in Lord Melbourne
's administration, although not a Member of Parliament; no sitting member was willing to risk the by-election entailed by the appointment. In the following month, he contested Perthshire
at a by-election following the Earl of Ormelie
's succession as Marquess of Breadalbane, but was defeated by Sir George Murray. Graham lost his place at the Treasury board when the Melbourne government fell in November and did not return to political office.
In 1843, he inherited the estate of Balgowan from his second cousin, Lord Lynedoch
; he sold it in 1844. When he died in 1859, his nephew, James Maxtone
, inherited Redgorton and adopted the additional name and arms of Graham to become James Maxtone-Graham.
British Whig Party
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Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
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Graham was the son of John Graham of Eskbank and his wife Mary Scott.
In April 1834, he was appointed a Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord...
in Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
's administration, although not a Member of Parliament; no sitting member was willing to risk the by-election entailed by the appointment. In the following month, he contested Perthshire
Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament .-Boundaries:...
at a by-election following the Earl of Ormelie
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, PC, FRS , styled Lord Glenorchy until 1831 and as Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
's succession as Marquess of Breadalbane, but was defeated by Sir George Murray. Graham lost his place at the Treasury board when the Melbourne government fell in November and did not return to political office.
In 1843, he inherited the estate of Balgowan from his second cousin, Lord Lynedoch
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch
General Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, GCB, GCMG, GCTE was a Scottish aristocrat, politician and British Army officer....
; he sold it in 1844. When he died in 1859, his nephew, James Maxtone
Clan Maxton
Clan Maxton is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Maxton is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, or...
, inherited Redgorton and adopted the additional name and arms of Graham to become James Maxtone-Graham.