Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose

Who was Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose?

Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose KT was a Scottish nobleman.

The third son of the 4th Duke and Caroline Agnes, youngest daughter of the 2nd Lord Decies, he was educated at Eton College and succeeded his father in 1874.

He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1872, transferred to the 5th Lancers in 1874, and retired in 1878. Later he was Colonel commanding the 3rd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He served in the South African War.

He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1879 and was Chancellor of the Order from 1917. He was also aide-de-camp to HM the King.

He was Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire from 1885 to 1925, Hereditary Sheriff of Dumbartonshire, Lord Clerk Register from 1890 until his death, and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1916–1917.