Murray, John (London) 2
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1742-7, 1761-64 | ||
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Location | London | ||
Vocation | Army officer and politician | ||
Place of Birth | Strowan, Perthshire | ||
Marriage | Charlotte Murray | ||
Issue | 7 sons, 4 daughters | ||
Place of birth | Source | History of Parliament Online |
3rd Duke of Atholl. Educated at Eton College (1742-5) and Soho Academy (1746-7). Captain in Loudoun’s Regiment, though deprived of his commission (1745-6). Elected MP for Perthshire with support of the Duke of Argyll. Supported the Administration, attaching himself to the Earl of Bute. Died 1774.