Patrick Murray, 1st Lord Elibank (? - 12 November 1649) was a Scottish peer.

Career

Murray was a son of Sir

Gideon Murray Gideon Murray of Elibank (died 1621), Scottish courtier and landowner. Family Gideon Murray was the third son of Sir Andrew Murray of Black Barony, Peebleshire, and Grisel Beaton, a daughter of Sir John Beaton of Creich, Fife. Regent Arran paid ...

of Elibank and Margaret Pentland. In 1628, he was created a Baronet, of Elibank in the County of Selkirk, in the

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, and, in 1643, he was created

Lord Elibank Lord Elibank, of Ettrick Forest in the County of Selkirk, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for Patrick Murray, 1st Lord Elibank, Sir Patrick Murray, 1st Baronet, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He had alr ...

, of Ettrick Forest in

Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. ...

, in the

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, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. Lord Elibank was one of the six peers who opposed the extradition of King Charles I to the English Parliament. The family, although originally from Peebleshire, resided at Livingston Peel near

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.''History of Livingston'', William F Hendrie. Murray died on 12 November 1649.

Marriages

His first wife was Margaret Hamilton, a daughter of Alexander Hamilton of

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. His second wife was Elizabeth Dundas, a daughter of James Dundas of Arniston. Their children included his heir, Patrick Murray, 2nd Lord Elibank (see below). His third wife was Helen Lindsay, a daughter of Bernard Lindsay of King's Wark, Creig, and Lochhill. His fourth wife was Agnes Nicolson, a daughter of Thomas Nicolson of

Cockburnspath Cockburnspath ( ; sco, Co’path) is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies near the North Sea coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. It is at the eastern extremity of the Southern Upland Way a long-distance footpa ...

.G. Harvey Johnston, ''Heraldry of the Murrays'', p. 86.

Patrick Murray, 2nd Lord Elibank

Patrick Murray (1632–1671) married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (died 27 March 1659) was a Scottish statesman who was created Baron Stewart of Traquair in 1628 and Earl of Traquair in 1633. Life He was the son of John Stewart, the Younger, of Traquair in Peeblesshire, of ...

. He was a pioneer of botany and a good friend of Scotland's premier botanist and physician,

Sir Robert Sibbald Sir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary. Life He was born in Edinburgh, the son of David Sibbald (brother of Sir James Sibbald) and Margaret Boyd (January 1606 – 10 July 1672). Educated at t ...

and Sir Andrew Balfour. His garden was known as "the curious garden" and contained over 1000 plants assembled from his travels across Scotland and from seeds posted to him from foreign contacts. It was said to be an Italian style water garden fed by the waters of the nearby Folly Burn. Inspired by the descriptions of his well-travelled friends Sibbald and Balfour he began a grand tour on 2 September 1668. He visited many gardens, waterways and canals including The King's Garden in Paris which he described as "the most complete that is in the world". Sadly he never returned to put his new ideas to the test. En route to Italy he died in

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in early September 1671. Balfour and Sibbald on hearing of his death travelled to Livingston Peel and organised transportation of the huge plant collection to Edinburgh, to a site now occupied by

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and shortly, in 1763, to a new site on

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Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elibank, Patrick Murray, 1st Lord Year of birth unknown 1649 deaths Peers of Scotland created by Charles I Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1628–1633 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1639–1641 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1644–1647 Lords of Parliament (pre-1707)