Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, 3rd Baronet (died before 28 May 1700), was a Scottish soldier, parliamentary commissioner and

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. He was the son of Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet of

Blackbarony Black Barony, also known as Blackbarony, Barony Castle, and Darnhall, is a historic house at Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The house is currently operated as a hotel, and is protected as a Category B listed building. Nearb ...

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(died c.1698), and Margaret Cockburn. He married Mary, eldest daughter of

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, and they had seven children. He served as a commissioner for

in the

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in 1661–63, 1665, 1667, 1669–74, 1678, 1681–82, 1685–86 and 1689–98. On 1 December 1669, Murray was appointed

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in the

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Regiment of the counties of

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and Peeblesshire, by King Charles II. He was appointed to a commission in 1680, charged with seeking out and punishing

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s in Peeblesshire, particularly those who had been at the

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in 1679. He was appointed " Sole Master of Work, Overseer, and Director-General of their Majesties' buildings" on 24 December 1689 by King

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, filling the post which had been vacant since Sir William Bruce's dismissal in 1678.

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