Murray, William
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Dates | 1603-1655 | ||
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Location | London | ||
Vocation | Courtier | ||
Place of Birth | Dysart | ||
Marriage | Catherine Bruce | ||
Issue | 5 daughters | ||
Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
1st earl of Dysart (1643). Accompanied his uncle, Thomas Murray (tutor to Charles I), to London (1603). Favourite of Charles I, and a key link between the king and the Covenanters during the 1640s.