Murray, David

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Dates 1603-4
Location London
Vocation Politician
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage Elizabeth Beaton
Issue
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 191-6

First Viscount Stormont. Entered royal service whilst in Scotland. Accompanied James VI to take up English throne. Personally advanced money to facilitate the royal journey. Given royal commission to raise a guard to act as a police force to ensure execution of orders of privy council (1604). Appears to return to Scotland where he was granted a number of various commissions. Died 1631.