Earl of Dunmore
Earldom of Dunmore | |
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heirs male of the body of the grantee | |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount of Fincastle Baron Dunmore (1831–1980) Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet |
Earl of Dunmore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
The title Earl of Dunmore was created in 1686 for
History
The title was created in 1686 for
The third Earl was succeeded by his son. The fourth Earl was a Scottish Representative Peer in the House of Lords from 1761 to 1774 and from 1776 to 1790 and served as
George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore, bought the Estate of Harris from Alexander Norman Macleod for £60,000 in 1834. In 1839, the people of South Harris were ejected from their homes by armed soldiers and a posse of Glasgow policemen acting on orders from the government, at the behest of the Earl of Dunmore. The 6th Earl of Dunmore, Alexander Edward Murray, had inherited Harris upon the death of his father on 11 November 1836 and would in turn be succeeded by his son, Charles Adolphus, following the 6th Earl's death on 14 July 1845. Thus the 6th Earl was about halfway through his proprietorship of the island when he was providing a pound per person for those electing to leave.
The seventh Earl of Dunmore served as a
The late Earl was succeeded by his distant relative (his fourth cousin once removed), the tenth Earl. He was the great-great-grandson of the Hon. Alexander Murray, second son of the fourth Earl, and lived in Tasmania, Australia. As of 2017[update] the titles are held by his nephew, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1995. He also lives in Tasmania, Australia and is a well respected Freemason.
As a male-line descendant of the first
The family seat was
.Earls of Dunmore (1686)
- Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710)
- John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (1685–1752)
- William Murray, 3rd Earl of Dunmore (1696–1756)
- John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730–1809)
- George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore (1762–1836)
- Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore (1804–1845)
- Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore (1841–1907)
- Alexander Edward Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore (1871–1962)
- John Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Dunmore (1939–1980)
- Reginald Arthur Murray, 10th Earl of Dunmore (1911–1981)
- Kenneth Randolph Murray, 11th Earl of Dunmore (1913–1995)
- Malcolm Kenneth Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore (b. 1946)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Geoffrey Charles Murray (b. 1949).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his first cousin Stephen Alexander Murray (b. 1953).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Anthony Victor Murray (b. 1989).
Family tree
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See also
- Duke of Atholl
- Lady Augusta Murray
- Sir Charles Murray
- Baron Dunmore
References
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
Citations
- ^ Paul, James Balfour (1904). The Scots Peerage v. 1. D. Douglas. pp. 479. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
Sources
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 322.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990., [page needed]
- Donald J MacLeod, Woodcroft Avenue, Bridge of Don in The Scotsman, Edinburgh 21 April 2011
- The Caledonian Mercury, 2 September 1841
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]