Angus Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose
The Duke of Montrose | |
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The Duke of Montrose ca. 1967 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rhodesia | |
| In office 31 December 1966 – 11 September 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Ian Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jack Howman |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 17 December 1962 – 31 December 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Field Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Herbert Jack Quinton |
| Succeeded by | George Rudland |
| Minister of Lands and Natural Resources | |
| In office 17 December 1962 – 14 April 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Field Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Herbert Jack Quinton |
| Succeeded by | Philip van Heerden (Mines and Lands) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 25 June 1957 – 10 February 1992 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Duke of Montrose |
| Succeeded by | The 8th Duke of Montrose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Angus Graham 2 May 1907 Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Died | 10 February 1992 (aged 84) Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Spouses | Isabel Veronia Sellar
(m. 1930; div. 1950)Susan Semple (m. 1952) |
| Children | 6, including James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose |
| Parent(s) | James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Angus Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose ID (2 May 1907 – 10 February 1992), styled Earl of Kincardine until 1925 and Marquess of Graham between 1925 and 1954, was a Scottish-born Rhodesian politician, farmer and aristocrat. He served as Minister of Agriculture in the Rhodesian government of Ian Smith, and in 1965 was a signatory to Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence.