The Hon. James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie (5 January 1759–29 May1836) was a Scottish lawyer and a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

Life

Murray was born in

Louisbourg Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. History The French military founded the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1713 and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, ...

Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

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on 5 January 1759 the son of Marion (Mary) Anne Stewart and Lieutenant Cololnel Alexander Murray of Cringletie (1719-1762). His father served with

General Wolfe James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. ...

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, and named James after him in his honour. He was educated at the

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then studied law at the

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. In 1816 he was appointed a

Lord of Session The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session) ...

with the title Lord Cringletie, named after his country seat, Cringletie House in

Peeblesshire Peeblesshire ( gd, Siorrachd nam Pùballan), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale is a historic county of Scotland. Its county town is Peebles, and it borders Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lan ...

(rebuilt in 1861 by his son). His position filled the place of

Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank The Hon Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank FRSE FSA (Scot) (1748–1816) was a Scottish advocate, academic jurist, judge and agriculturalist. Life The only son of Alexander Maconochie of Meadowbank, Kirknewton, Midlothian, by his wife Isabella, ...

, who had died. His Edinburgh address was at 17

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.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1820 He died in

on 29 May 1836, and is buried in

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. The grave lies against the original western wall, backing onto the western extension.

Family

In April 1807 he married Isabella Katherine Strange (1785-1847). Their 11 children included Brigadier General James Wolfe Murray (1814-1890), father of Lieutenant General

James Wolfe Murray Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe Murray (13 March 1853 – 17 October 1919) was a British Army officer who served in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War, Second Boer War and First World War. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff three months a ...

, and Major General Thomas Andrew Lumsden Murray.

References

1759 births 1836 deaths People from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Senators of the College of Justice Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard {{Scotland-law-bio-stub