David King Murray
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Sir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD
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BSc
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(1884 - 5 June 1955) was a Scottish politician and judge.
The son of James Murray, Greenknowe, Bothwell
, he was educated at Hamilton Academy
, Glasgow High School
and Glasgow University.
Called to the Scots Bar
in 1910 and fought in World War I
as a Lieutenant in the RNVR. He resumed his legal practice and was Junior Counsel to the Treasury
in Scotland from 1927 to 1928, Sheriff-Substitute
of Lanarkshire
at Airdrie
from 1928 to 1933, and Senior Advocate Depute from 1936 to 1938. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1933.
He was Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
(with the judicial title of Lord Murray) from 1938 to 1941 (preceding another former pupil of the Hamilton Academy
, Robert Gibson, Lord Gibson), and was Chairman of the Scottish Coalfields Committee from 1942 to 1944.
He was Solicitor General for Scotland
from 1941 to 1945, and was elected at a closely fought by-election in 1943
as the Unionist Member of Parliament
(MP) for Midlothian and Peebles North
. He was knighted in 1941. Murray retired from the House of Commons at the 1945 general election
and was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice
in Scotland and Lord of Session in 1945, with the judicial title Lord Birnam.
Legum Doctor
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MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)
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BSc
Bachelor of Science
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LLB
Bachelor of Laws
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FRSE
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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(1884 - 5 June 1955) was a Scottish politician and judge.
The son of James Murray, Greenknowe, Bothwell
Bothwell
Bothwell is a small town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, nine miles east-south-east of Glasgow city centre....
, he was educated at Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
, Glasgow High School
High School of Glasgow
The High School of Glasgow is an independent, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as the Choir School of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, it is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. It remained part of the Church as the city's grammar...
and Glasgow University.
Called to the Scots Bar
Faculty of Advocates
The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
in 1910 and fought in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a Lieutenant in the RNVR. He resumed his legal practice and was Junior Counsel to the Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
in Scotland from 1927 to 1928, Sheriff-Substitute
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
at Airdrie
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,...
from 1928 to 1933, and Senior Advocate Depute from 1936 to 1938. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1933.
He was Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
Scottish Land Court
The Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the...
(with the judicial title of Lord Murray) from 1938 to 1941 (preceding another former pupil of the Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
, Robert Gibson, Lord Gibson), and was Chairman of the Scottish Coalfields Committee from 1942 to 1944.
He was Solicitor General for Scotland
Solicitor General for Scotland
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
from 1941 to 1945, and was elected at a closely fought by-election in 1943
Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election, 1943
The Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election, 1943 was a parliamentary by-election held in Scotland on 11 February 1943 to elect a new Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituency of Midlothian and Peebles Northern....
as the Unionist Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Midlothian and Peebles North
Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950...
. He was knighted in 1941. Murray retired from the House of Commons at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
and was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice
Senator of the College of Justice
The Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
in Scotland and Lord of Session in 1945, with the judicial title Lord Birnam.
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