to succeed him but the General Assembly considered Farewell incompetent and, in May 1691, Graham was again appointed Attorney General, which he held until January 1701. In 1696, he was appointed Advocate General of the Court of Vice-Admiralty and in May 1699, he was again appointed to the Governor's Council under Governor Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont. 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 Reimer) until 1700 when he "lost favor" with Governor Bellomont and was replaced in January 1701 by Abraham Gouverneur. Personal life Graham was first married to Mary Home. Together, they were the parents of: Isabella Graham (1673–1752), who married Gov. Lewis Morris (1671–1746) on November 3, 1691. Mary Graham (b. ), who married John Corbett on December 14, 1703. Sarah Graham (b. ), who married Mr. Chappel, emigrated to England and was the mother of Rev. Graham Chappen, a clergyman in Nottinghamshire. Margaret Graham (b. ) John Graham (b. ) After Mary's death, Graham was married for a second time to Elizabeth Windebank (1655–1701) on July 18, 1684. Together, they were the parents of: Augustine Graham (d. 1718), who married Jane Chiswell on April 8, 1703. He served as Surveyor General (from 1691 to 1719) and was a patentee in the Great and Little Nine Partner grants in Dutchess County. Graham died at his daughters residence, Morrisania, on January 27, 1701. Descendants Through his son Augustine, he was the grandfather of James Graham, who married his cousin (and James's granddaughter) Arabella Morris in 1738. Through his daughter Isabella, he was the grandfather of twelve, including fellow Speaker Lewis Morris Jr. and New Jersey Chief Justice Robert Hunter Morris. References External links James Graham at the Historical Society of the New York Courts. 1650 births 1701 deaths Speakers of the New York General Assembly Members of the New York General Assembly New York City Recorders People of the Province of New York People from Midlothian Scottish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies