Graham baronets of Larbert House and Househill (1906)

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The Graham baronetcy, of Larbert House in Larbert and of Househill in Dunipace in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 December 1906 for John Graham, a Glasgow merchant.

The 3rd Baronet was Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Reginald Graham, VC. Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet was Ambassador to Iraq from 1974 to 1977 and Iran from 1979 to 1980. [1] His son Sir Andrew Graham, 5th Baronet is a lieutenant general who was Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2011. [2]

Graham baronets, of Larbert House and Househill (1906)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son James Patrick Noble Graham (born 1990). [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Graham, Sir John (Alexander Noble)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 3 "Graham, Lt Gen. Sir Andrew (John Noble)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Graham, Sir John Hatt Noble" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. "Graham, Sir John Frederick Noble" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "Graham, Sir (John) Reginald (Noble)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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