Sir John Archibald Murray, Lord Murray, (1779-1859) was a Scottish judge.

Son of Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland, he contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Edinburgh Review

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 from its commencement. He was a promoter of the 1832 Reform Bill

Reform Act 1832

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 and was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Leith Burghs

Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1832 until 1839.

He was appointed Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...

 from May to November 1834 and from 1835 to 1839. He was knighted and appointed a judge

Court of Session

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, with the judicial title Lord Murray, in 1839.