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Lord Alexander MURRAY (1747-1864)
| Name: | Alexander MURRAY |
| Sex: | Male |
| Name Prefix: | Lord |
| Father: | Gideon MURRAY (1710-1776) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth MONTOLIEU DE ST. HYPPOLITE ( -1677) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Occupation | Soldier, member of Parliament | |
| Birth | [J] 24 Apr 1747 | |
| Death | [J] 24 Sep 1864 | Portobello |
| Title | 7th Baron Elibank |
Marriage (1)
| Spouse | Mary Clara MONTOLIEU ( -1802) | |
| Children | Alexander MURRAY (1780-1830) | |
| Gideon MURRAY (1781-1784) | ||
| George MURRAY (1787-1862) | ||
| Elizabeth Ann MURRAY (1788-1846) | ||
| Mary (May) MURRAY (1789-1854) | ||
| Marriage | 20 Apr 1776 | |
Marriage (2)
Individual Note
Died from injuries received acidentally from burns.
Alexander was commissioned in the third Foot Guards and was called out in 1768 to quell the Wilkes Riots. He was brought to trial but acquitted. He was MP for Peebles 1783-1784 and Lord Lieutenant of the County. In 1742 he inherited the estates of Blackbarony which had originally belonged to Sir Andrew Murray, the father of Gideon Murray who founded the Murrays of Elibank. At this time the family moved back to Darn Hall in Peebleshire.