Graham baronets of Esk (1629)

[2] He represented Carlisle in Parliament, was a Gentleman of the Horse to King Charles I and fought at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642.

[3] The 3rd Baronet served as Ambassador to France and as Secretary of State to King James II.

After the Glorious Revolution he was created Baron of Esk in the peerage of England by the exiled King James II and was condemned for high treason but was later pardoned.

The late Viscount was succeeded in the baronetcy by his kinsman William Graham, the 6th Baronet.

[2] The heir apparent is the present holder's brother, Robert Bruce Graham (born 1953).

Escutcheon of the Graham baronets of Esk and Viscounts Preston [ 1 ]
A portrait of the 3rd Viscount Preston by Enoch Seeman