Of Netherby, son of Robert Graham; educated under Samuel Parr at Stanmore and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he was MP for Ripon (1798-1807) aligned with William Pitt.

REFERENCES TO Sir James Graham, first baronet:

Samuel Rogers to Richard Sharp, [25 August 1812.] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Samuel Parr to an unnamed correspondent, 21 August 1819 in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828)