Thomas Murdoch of Cumloden (1758–1846) was a Scottish merchant in

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. He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1805. Murdoch was a son of Patrick Murdoch, who emigrated with his other sons to the United States of America. He became a partner in a firm of merchants in Madeira, returning to the United Kingdom in 1803. The civil servant Clinton Murdoch was his son.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murdoch, Thomas 1758 births 1846 deaths Scottish merchants Fellows of the Royal Society