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Charles David Murray, Lord Murray (20 October 1866 – 9 June 1936) was a Scottish Tory politician, lawyer and judge. He became
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in 1922.


Life

He was born in
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the son of David William Murray, a merchant. Murray was educated at
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and then studied aw at the
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, was admitted as an advocate in 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1909. He was a Major in the Fourth Division of the Royal Engineers (Volunteers), resigning in 1907. He was on the
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staff from 1915 to 1917, and was appointed a temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Director of National Service for Scotland in 1917. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG; Military Division) in 1918. He became Sheriff of Renfrewshire and Buteshire in 1918, and was awarded an LLD by the University of Edinburgh in 1919. Murray was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in Edinburgh South in 1910, but was elected for the seat in December 1918, holding it until October 1922. He was Dean of the
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from 1919 to 1920, and was appointed
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in March 1920. He was sworn of the Privy Council and promoted to
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in March 1922, holding office until October of that year. He was then raised to the bench with the judicial title Lord Murray, where he served until his death in 1936. In 1923 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were
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and William A.P. Tait. In later life he is listed as living at 62 Great King Street in
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, a large and impressive Georgian townhouse.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911–12 He became a deputy lieutenant of Fife in 1922. He died in Edinburgh on 9 June 1936 and is buried in the central roundel in
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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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Charles David 1866 births 1936 deaths People educated at Edinburgh Academy Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
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