Charles Murray, Lord Murray
Charles Murray Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South | |
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In office 1918-1922 | |
Sheriff of Renfrewshire and Buteshire | |
In office 1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 20 October 1866
Died | 9 June 1936 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 69)
Political party | Scottish Tory |
Spouse |
Annie Nicolson (m. 1896) |
Children | 4, including Keith |
Education | University of Edinburgh |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Engineers |
Rank | Major |
Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
Charles David Murray, Lord Murray,
Life
He was born in London the son of David William Murray, a merchant.[citation needed]
Murray was educated at
Murray was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in
In 1923 he was elected a Fellow of the
In later life he is listed as living at 62 Great King Street in Edinburgh's New Town, a large and impressive Georgian townhouse.[6]
He became a deputy lieutenant of Fife in 1922.[7]
He died in Edinburgh on 9 June 1936 and is buried in the central roundel in Warriston Cemetery.[citation needed]
Family
In 1896 he was married to Annie Florence Nicolson (1873–1968), and together they had four sons. Their eldest son, David Charles Graeme Murray, married the Comtesse Elena Maia Sollohub. Their second son, Crichton Gavin Murray died while a child, their third son, Keith Anderson Hope Murray (1903–1993), became Baron Murray of Newhaven, and his youngest son, Charles Dean Leslie Murray (1906–1972) was an advocate.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "No. 12130". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1909. p. 341.
- ^ "No. 13583". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1920. p. 1008.
- ^ "No. 32642". The London Gazette. 17 March 1922. p. 2221.
- ^ "No. 13794". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 March 1922. p. 456.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911–12
- ^ "No. 13791". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1922. p. 382.