John Murray Graham (1809–1881) was a Scottish historian.

Life

He was eldest son of Andrew Murray (1782–1847) of Murrayshall,

Perthshire Perthshire (Scottish English, locally: ; ), officially the County of Perth, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross, Strathmore ...

, who served as sheriff of Aberdeenshire, and his wife Janet, daughter of Oliver Thomson of Leckiebank. He was born in Aberdeenshire 15 October 1809, and educated at

Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...

, where he graduated M.A. in 1828. He became an advocate in 1831. Murray Graham was a relation of

Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (19 October 174818 December 1843) was a Scotland, Scottish Aristocracy, aristocrat, Politics, politician and British Army Officer (armed forces), officer. After his education at University of Oxford, Oxford, he ...

(died 1843), to a part of whose estates he succeeded in 1859 on the death of his heir Robert Graham of Balgowan, and whose surname he adopted. He lived at Murrayshall near Perth. He died 18 January 1881, having married on 22 November 1853 Robina, daughter of Thomas Hamilton. His heir was his nephew Henry Stewart Murray-Graham.

Works

Graham wrote: * ''A Month's Tour in Spain in the Spring of 1866'', 1867. * ''Memoir of General Lord Lynedoch'', 1869; 2nd edition, with additions and portraits, 1877; compiled from family papers. * ''An Historical View of Literature and Art in Great Britain from the accession of Queen Victoria'', 1871; 2nd edit. 1872. * ''Annals and Correspondence of the Viscount and the first and second Earls of Stair'', London, 1875.

Notes

Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, John Murray 1809 births 1881 deaths Scottish lawyers 19th-century Scottish historians People from Perthshire