William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
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William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield KT
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(21 February 1806 – 1 August 1898), was a British
Conservative
politician.
The son of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield and Frederica, daughter of Archbishop Markham, he succeeded his father in 1840 to the Earl of Mansfield (1792 creation), and grandmother, Louisa Murray, 2nd Countess of Mansfield, in 1843 as Earl of Mansfield (1776 creation). In 1829 he married Louisa, daughter of Cuthbert Eddison, Hebburn Hall, Durham, and they had one daughter and one son.
Murray was Tory Member of Parliament
for Aldborough
in 1830; for Woodstock
in 1831; for Norwich
from 1832–1837, and for Perthshire
from 1837–1840. He served as a Lord of the Treasury
in Sir Robert Peel
's Administration from 1834–1835.
Murray was appointed Lord High Commissioner
to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
in 1852, 1858 and 1859.
He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Stirlingshire Militia from 1828–1855, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
from 1852, hereditary keeper of Scone Palace
, and Senior Member of the Carlton Club
.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle
in 1843 and was for a time Senior Knight.
He was succeeded by his grandson, Lord Balvaird.
Order of the Thistle
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Lord Lieutenant
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(21 February 1806 – 1 August 1898), was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
The son of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield and Frederica, daughter of Archbishop Markham, he succeeded his father in 1840 to the Earl of Mansfield (1792 creation), and grandmother, Louisa Murray, 2nd Countess of Mansfield, in 1843 as Earl of Mansfield (1776 creation). In 1829 he married Louisa, daughter of Cuthbert Eddison, Hebburn Hall, Durham, and they had one daughter and one son.
Murray was Tory Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Aldborough
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832....
in 1830; for Woodstock
Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)
Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire and the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832...
in 1831; for Norwich
Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
from 1832–1837, and for Perthshire
Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament .-Boundaries:...
from 1837–1840. He served as a Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
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in Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846...
's Administration from 1834–1835.
Murray was appointed Lord High Commissioner
Lord High Commissioner
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to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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in 1852, 1858 and 1859.
He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Stirlingshire Militia from 1828–1855, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire.The official title of the office has varied over time as follows:* David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan 1713 – 1715* incomplete before 1794...
from 1852, hereditary keeper of Scone Palace
Scone Palace
Scone Palace is a Category A listed historic house at Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. It was constructed in 1808 for the Earls of Mansfield by William Atkinson...
, and Senior Member of the Carlton Club
Carlton Club
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.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
in 1843 and was for a time Senior Knight.
He was succeeded by his grandson, Lord Balvaird.