James Graham (c. 1650 – January 27, 1701) was a Scottish born colonial American politician who served as the Speaker of the New York General Assembly.
[3] His father's older brother, James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose, succeeded to the title after his grandfather's death.
[2] From its inception in 1683, until c. 1689, Graham served as the first recorder of New York City, essentially the deputy mayor of New York City (under mayors Cornelius Van Steenwyk, Gabriel Minvielle, Nicholas Bayard, Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Peter Delanoy).
[2] On December 10, 1685, while serving as Recorder, Graham was appointed the Attorney General of the Province of New York to succeed Thomas Rudyard.
[2] He was appointed to serve as Recorder again in 1693 and served (under mayors Charles Lodwik, William Merritt, Johannes de Peyster, David Provost, and Isaac De Riemer) until 1700 when he "lost favor" with Governor Bellomont and was replaced in January 1701 by Abraham Gouverneur.