John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
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John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl KT
, PC, FRS
(30 June 1755 – 29 September 1830), styled Marquess of Tullibardine 1764 and 1774, was a Scottish peer.
and his wife, Charlotte, 8th Baroness Strange
, daughter of James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
. Lord George Murray
and Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley were his younger brothers. He became known by the courtesy title
Marquess of Tullibardine when his father succeeded in the dukedom in 1764.
. In 1786 he was created Baron Murray, of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Strange in the Peerage of Great Britain
, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. He later served as Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1794 to 1830 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1797. In 1800 he was made a Knight of the Thistle
. He succeeded his mother in the barony of Strange
in 1805. He was also Grand Master of the Antient Grand Lodge of England
from 1775 until 1781 and again from 1791 until 1812.
, on 26 December 1774. They had three children:
After his first wife's death in 1790 he married Marjory, daughter of James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
and Catherine Innes and widow of John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod, on 11 March 1794. They had two children who both died young. Atholl died in September 1830, aged 75, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John. The Duchess of Atholl died in October 1842, aged 81.
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, PC, FRS
Royal Society
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(30 June 1755 – 29 September 1830), styled Marquess of Tullibardine 1764 and 1774, was a Scottish peer.
Background
Murray was the eldest son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT, PC , known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
and his wife, Charlotte, 8th Baroness Strange
Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl
Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl and 8th Baroness Strange was a Scottish peeress.Born Lady Charlotte Murray, she was the daughter of the 2nd Duke of Atholl. On 23 October 1753, she married her first cousin, John Murray at Dunkeld, Scotland...
, daughter of James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
. Lord George Murray
Lord George Murray (bishop)
Lord George Murray was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from London to Deal in 1796, a few years after Claude Chappe's system began operation in France...
and Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley were his younger brothers. He became known by the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
Marquess of Tullibardine when his father succeeded in the dukedom in 1764.
Career
Murray succeeded his father as fourth Duke of Atholl in 1774 and was elected a Scottish Representative PeerRepresentative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
. In 1786 he was created Baron Murray, of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Strange in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. He later served as Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1794 to 1830 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1797. In 1800 he was made a Knight of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
. He succeeded his mother in the barony of Strange
Baron Strange
Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1325, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct. Two of the creations are still extant, however...
in 1805. He was also Grand Master of the Antient Grand Lodge of England
Antient Grand Lodge of England
The Ancient Grand Lodge of England or Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England, according to the Old Constitutions was a rival Grand Lodge to the Premier Grand Lodge of England. It existed from 1751 until 1813 when the United Grand Lodge of England was created. They called themselves the...
from 1775 until 1781 and again from 1791 until 1812.
Family
Atholl married the Honourable Jane, daughter of Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartCharles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart
General Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw, he was born on 21 March 1721...
, on 26 December 1774. They had three children:
- John Murray, 5th Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 5th Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl was a Duke in the Peerage of Scotland, a British Army officer and a major landowner in Scotland. Declared insane at the age of twenty, he never sat in the House of Lords....
(1778–1846) - Lady Amelia Sophia Murray (5 July 1780 – 19 June 1849). She married James Drummond, Viscount of Strathallan, and had nine children.
- James Murray, 1st Baron GlenlyonJames Murray, 1st Baron GlenlyonLieutenant-General James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon FRS KCH was a British Army officer, member of parliament and peer. Before being granted the title of Baron Glenlyon in 1821, he was known from birth as Lord James Murray.-Life:Murray was born in 1782 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, the son of John...
(1782–1837)
After his first wife's death in 1790 he married Marjory, daughter of James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes was the son of William Forbes, 14th Lord Forbes.In 1760, he married Catherine Innes and they had six children:*Mary Elizabeth Forbes *Marjory Forbes...
and Catherine Innes and widow of John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod, on 11 March 1794. They had two children who both died young. Atholl died in September 1830, aged 75, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John. The Duchess of Atholl died in October 1842, aged 81.