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John Graham, 7th of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. He was responsible for policing southwest Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the late 17th century, and went on to lead the Jacobite rising of 1689 .
John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st viscount of Dundee (born 1649?—died July 17/18, 1689, Pass of Killiecrankie, Perth, Scot.) was a Scottish soldier, known as “Bonnie Dundee,” who in 1689 led an uprising in support of the deposed Roman Catholic monarch James II of Great Britain.
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4 days ago · John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (c. 21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689), known as the 7th Laird of Claverhouse until raised to the viscountcy in 1688, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and a Episcopalian. Claverhouse was responsible for policing south-west Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the ...
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- July 27, 1689
- Lady Jean Cochrane, Viscountess Dundee
John Graham 1st Viscount Dundee was born into a junior branch of the family that had acquired the Claverhouse estate just north of Dundee and was the eldest son of Sir William Graham and Lady Madeline Carnegie, 5th daughter of the 1st Earl of Northesk.
John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee. Viscount of Dundee was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 12 November 1688 for John Graham with remainder to him and his heirs male of his body, which failing, to his other heirs male. [1]
Learn about the life and death of the Scottish nobleman and soldier who led the first Jacobite uprising in 1689. Find out how he became known as "Bonnie Dundee" and inspired a song by Sir Walter Scott.
Jun 8, 2018 · Dundee, John Graham, 1st Viscount [S] (1648–89). John Graham of Claverhouse was heir to a small estate 10 miles from Dundee. He was educated at the University of St Andrews, and in the 1670s served in the Dutch and French armies. He next accepted a commission in the Scots cavalry.
