George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore

Lord George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore FRSE (30 April 1762 – 11 November 1836), known as Viscount of Fincastle until 1809, was a Scottish peer.

Life[edit]

Murray was the eldest son of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, and Lady Charlotte (née Stewart). He was elected to the House of Commons for Liskeard in 1800, a seat he held until 1802. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1809 and in 1831 he was created Baron Dunmore, of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in the County of Perth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

He died at Glen Finart in Argyllshire on 11 November 1836.^[1]

Family[edit]

Lord Dunmore married Lady Susan, daughter of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, in 1803. Their second son the Right Honourable Sir Charles Murray became a prominent diplomat. Dunmore died in November 1836, aged 74, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Alexander. Lady Dunmore died in May 1846, aged 71.

Notes[edit]

^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

References[edit]

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Dunmore

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Eliot The Earl of Inchiquin	Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1800–1801 With: John Eliot	Parliament of Great Britain abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New parliament	Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1801–1802 With: John Eliot	Succeeded by John Eliot William Eliot
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Murray	Earl of Dunmore 1809–1836	Succeeded by Alexander Edward Murray
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Dunmore 1831–1836	Succeeded by Alexander Edward Murray

[1] Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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