Alexander Murray (1789 – 15 July 1845)
of
Broughton was a Scottish
Liberal Party
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politician who sat in the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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from 1838 to 1845.
At the
1837 general election Murray unsuccessfully contested
Wigtownshire
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, where was defeated by the
Conservative Party candidate
James Blair.
He was elected unopposed at a
by-election in 1838 as the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Kirkcudbright Stewartry,
filling the vacancy caused the death of
Robert Cutlar Fergusson
Robert Cutlar Fergusson (1768–1838) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was 17th Laird of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons, seated at Craigdarroch (Moniaive, Dumfriesshire).
Life
Robert Fergusson was born in Dumfries, the eldest son of Ale ...
.
Murray was re-elected in
1841
Events
January–March
* January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi.
* January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the ...
with more than twice the votes of his lone opponent, the Conservative W. Maxwell.
He held the seat until his death 4 years later,
aged about 56.
He died in the south of Ireland on 15 July 1845, having been suddenly taken ill two days earlier.
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1789 births
1845 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
People from the Scottish Borders
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