Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston
The Viscount Preston | |
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Portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 1688–1689 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Sunderland |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Danby |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
| In office 1688–1689 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Middleton |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Nottingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1648 Netherby, Cumberland |
| Died | 22 December 1695 (aged 47) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston PC (24 September 1648 – 22 December 1695) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1675 and 1689. He became a Jacobite conspirator, but his reputation in the Jacobite community suffered when he gave evidence against his co-conspirators in exchange for a pardon.