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     Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Bt. was born on 24 February 1859.² He was the son of Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Bt. and Lady Jane Hermione St. Maur.² He married, firstly, Olivia Baring, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Baring and Helen Graham, on 8 July 1886.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe, daughter of William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl Feversham of Ryedale and Mabel Violet Graham, on 27 June 1889.² He married, thirdly, Florence Rose Wood, daughter of Joseph Carter Wood, on 1 January 1927.² He died on 26 August 1932 at age 73.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cumberland.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cumberland.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Graham, of Netherby, Cumberland [G.B., 1783] on 8 March 1888.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1894.²

     Olivia Baring was born on 14 May 1863.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Baring and Helen Graham.¹ She married Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Bt., son of Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Bt. and Lady Jane Hermione St. Maur, on 8 July 1886.¹ She died on 21 March 1887 at age 23, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Graham.

     George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne was born on 27 November 1912.² He was the son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.¹ He married, firstly, Barbara Chase, daughter of Harold Stuart Chase and Gertrude Boyer, on 18 March 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles, daughter of David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles and Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson, on 22 December 1969.¹ He and Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles were divorced in 1978.¹ He married, thirdly, Gillian Anna Morgan, daughter of Alured Morgan, on 15 October 1978.¹ He married, fourthly, Penelope Eve Bradford, daughter of Commander George Francis Norton Bradford, on 12 July 1995.³ He died on 25 August 1999 at age 86.²
     He was given the name of Geroge John Charles Mercer Nairne at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.² He succeeded as the 9th Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe, co. Bucks [G.B., 1760] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, co. Somerset [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Calne and Calston, co. Wilts [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 27th Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw [I., c. 1295] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Dunkeron [I., 1751] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Shelburne, co. Wexford [I., 1753] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount FitzMaurice [I., 1751] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Clanmaurice [I., 1723] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Kerry [I., 1723] on 20 August 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Scots Guards.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² In 1947 his name was legally changed to George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire in 1950.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire in 1952.² He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1957 and 1958.² He held the office of Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office between 1958 and 1962.² He held the office of Minister of State, Commonwealth and Colonial Affairs between 1962 and 1964.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1964.²

     John Alick Stephen Villiers Russell was born on 22 May 1946.¹ He is the son of Captain Stephen Alexander Villiers Russell and Ailsa Mary Pilcher.¹ He married Verity Elizabeth Anne Murray in 1975.¹ He and Verity Elizabeth Anne Murray were divorced in 1986.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Isabel Susan Anne Surtees was the daughter of Major Robert Lambton Surtees and Anne Beck.^1,2 She married Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Fergus Frederick Graham, 5th Bt. and Mary Spencer Revell Reade, on 5 February 1944.¹ She died on 22 January 2012.²
     Her married name became Graham. She lived in 2003 at Crofthead, Longtown, Cumbria, England^G.¹

     Major Robert Lambton Surtees was born in 1879.² He was the son of Henry Edward Surtees and Mary Isabella Adams. He married, firstly, Anne Beck, daughter of Colonel Charles Edward Beck.²
     He lived at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent, England^G. He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)²

     Malise Charles Richard Graham was born on 19 September 1948.¹ He is the son of Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt. and Isabel Susan Anne Surtees.¹ He married Hon. Pamela Winifred Whitelaw, daughter of William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st and last Viscount Whitelaw and Cecilia Doriel Sprot, on 27 April 1974.²
     He was educated at Milton Abbey School, Milton Abbas, Dorset, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Cottage, Sproxton, Leicestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 2009.³

     Susannah Anne Mary Graham was born on 9 May 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt. and Isabel Susan Anne Surtees.¹

     Cynthia Mary Graham was born on 13 November 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Fergus Frederick Graham, 5th Bt. and Mary Spencer Revell Reade.¹ She died on 13 January 1927 at age 3.¹