Graham, 7th of Balgowan and 1st Baron Lynedoch, Thomas
British, 1748 - 1843
Balgowan Thomas Graham, 7th of; Lynedoch Thomas Graham, 1st Baron
Biography
Thomas Graham married the Hon. Mary Cathcart [d. 1792], daughter of the 9th Baron Cathcart. A Member of Parliament and celebrated commander in the Peninsular War, he achieved the memorable victory of Barossa on 5 March 1811, and was created Baron Lynedoch on 3 May 1814. Graham was succeeded at the time of his death by his second cousin, Robert Graham.
Bibliography
1972
Townend, Peter, ed. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. 3 vols. 18th ed. London, 1972: 3: 391.