George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore

Lord George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore FRSE (30 April 1762 – 11 November 1836), known as Viscount of Fincastle until 1809, was a Scottish peer.

Life

Murray was the eldest son of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, and Lady Charlotte (née Stewart). He was elected to the House of Commons for Liskeard in 1800, a seat he held until 1802. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1809 and in 1831 he was created Baron Dunmore, of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in the County of Perth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

He died at Glen Finart in Argyllshire on 11 November 1836.[1]

Family

Lord Dunmore married Lady Susan, daughter of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, in 1803. Their second son the Right Honourable Sir Charles Murray became a prominent diplomat. Dunmore died in November 1836, aged 74, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Alexander. Lady Dunmore died in May 1846, aged 71.

Notes
  1. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.

References
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Eliot
The Earl of Inchiquin		 Member of Parliament for Liskeard
1800–1801
With: John Eliot		 Succeeded by
(Parliament of Great Britain abolished)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(self in Parliament of Great Britain)		 Member of Parliament for Liskeard
1801–1802
With: John Eliot		 Succeeded by
John Eliot
William Eliot
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John Murray		 Earl of Dunmore
1809–1836		 Succeeded by
Alexander Edward Murray
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Dunmore
1831–1836		 Succeeded by
Alexander Edward Murray

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