Montolieu Fox Oliphant Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank DL, JP (27 April 1840 – 20 February 1927) was a British nobleman. The eldest son of

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and Emily Montgomery, he was educated privately and entered the

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in 1854. In 1860 he served in the

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aboard HMS ''Cambrian'' (medal and

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clasp). He later served in the corvette HMS ''Wolverine'' during the Jamaica Rebellion of 1865. He retired in 1870 with the rank of

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. He succeeded his father as 10th

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in 1871. He was

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from 1896 to 1908. In 1911 he was created 1st Viscount Elibank.

Family

In 1868 he married Blanche Alice Scott, daughter of Dr. Edward John Scott. The couple had four sons- including Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray (1870–1920), Gideon Oliphant-Murray (1877–1951), who succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Elibank, and Arthur Cecil Murray (1879–1962), who succeeded his brother as 3rd Viscount Elibank- and five daughters. His eldest son, Alexander was created Baron Murray of Elibank in 1912, but predeceased his father with no children. The Viscountcy and other titles passed to his younger son. {{DEFAULTSORT:Elibank, Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Oliphant-Murray, Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, Montolieu Fox Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Oliphant-Murray, Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, Montolieu Fox Lord-Lieutenants of Peeblesshire Westminster, Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 7th Earl of Viscounts created by George V