John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, KT (6 August 1840 – 20 January 1917), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a Scottish peer.

Background and education

Atholl was the only child of

George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, (20 September 1814 – 16 January 1864) was a Scottish peer, important landowner, and freemason. Life Born at Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, Murray was the son of James Murray, ...

, and

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, daughter of

Henry Home-Drummond Henry Home-Drummond FRSE FSA (28 July 1783 – 12 September 1867) was a Scottish politician, advocate, landowner and agricultural improver. Life He was born on 28 July 1783, the son of George Home Drummond of Blair Drummond and his wife (and ...

. He was educated at

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Career

John Stewart-Murray, Vanity Fair, 1879-11-08

Atholl served in the

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, achieving the rank of captain in 1864. The latter year he also succeeded his father in the dukedom. In 1865 he registered the additional surname of Stewart at the

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. From 1878 to 1917 he served as

Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross in 1975. * John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl 17 March 1794 – 29 September 1830 * Thomas Hay-Drummond, ...

. He was appointed a

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in 1868 and was Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1913 until his death. He is also remembered for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history.

Family

A few months before he succeeded his father, Lord Tullibardine married in 1863 Louisa Moncreiffe (11 June 1844 – 8 July 1902), daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Baronet. She took great interest in the

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, a military regiment raised by her son Lord Tullibardine for service in

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during the

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(1899-1902), and one of her latest public events was to assist in the equipment of a reinforcement company for the regiment in early 1902. The Duchess of Atholl died in

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on 9 July 1902, aged 58. The Duke of Atholl remained a widower until his death at Blair Castle in January 1917, aged 76. The couple had four sons (of whom the eldest died in infancy) and three daughters (all of whom survived to adulthood), including the Scottish folklorist

Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray (17 March 1868 – 30 July 1940) was a Scottish folklorist who collected Gaelic folk tales and songs. She was also a skilled needleworker and collector of embroidery and lace. Life Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray w ...

, and the collector of early Scottish music, Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise. After his death, the dukedom passed to his second but eldest surviving son,

John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl, (15 December 1871 – 16 March 1942), styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917, was a British soldier and Unionist politician. Early life Styled Marquess of Tullibardine from birth, he was born ...

, and later to his third son, Major James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl also known as James Murray. The 7th Duke has no known surviving descendants. Arms of John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

Arms of John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

Children

* Lady Dorothea Louisa Stewart-Murray b. 1866; married Major

Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise Major General Sir Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise (17 March 1864 – 24 June 1927) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and First World War, and a good amateur cricketer. Early life Harold Ruggles-Brise was born in Essex in Spains Ha ...

*Lady Helen Stewart-Murray b. 1867; * Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868–1940) *John Stewart-Murray (1869–1869), Marquess of Tullibardine – died in infancy * John George Stewart-Murray (1871–1942), Marquess of Tullibardine later 8th Duke of Atholl; *Major Lord George Stewart-Murray (1873–1914) * Lord James Thomas Stewart-Murray (1879–1957), later 9th Duke of Atholl

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1840 births 1917 deaths Knights of the Thistle Lord-Lieutenants of Perthshire People educated at Eton College

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