John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl
The Duke of Atholl | |
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 The Duke of Atholl. | |
| Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire | |
| In office 1878–1917 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Kinnaird |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Atholl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1840 |
| Died | 20 January 1917 (aged 76) Blair Castle, Perthshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Louisa Moncreiffe (1844–1902) |
John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT (6 August 1840 – 20 January 1917), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a Scottish peer.
Background and education
Atholl was the only child of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, and Anne, daughter of Henry Home-Drummond. He was educated at Eton.[1]
Career
Atholl served in the Scots Fusilier Guards, achieving the rank of captain in 1864. The latter year he also succeeded his father in the dukedom. In 1865 he registered the additional surname of Stewart at the Lyon Court. From 1878 to 1917 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1868 and was Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1913 until his death.[1] He is also remembered for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history.[2]
Family
Atholl married Louisa, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Baronet, in 1863. They had four sons (of whom the eldest died in infancy) and three daughters (all of whom survived to adulthood), including the Scottish folklorist Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray,[3] and the collector of early Scottish music, Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise. The Duchess of Atholl died in Italy in July 1902, aged 58.
Atholl remained a widower until his death at Blair Castle in January 1917, aged 76. After his death, the dukedom passed to his second but eldest surviving son, John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl,[1] and later to his third son, Major James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl also known as James Murray. The 7th Duke has no known surviving descendants.[citation needed]
- Dorothea Louisa Stewart-Murray b. 1866;
- Helen Stewart-Murray b. 1867;
- Evelyn Stewart-Murray b. 1868;
- John Stewart-Murray b. 1869, Marquess of Tullibardine - died young;
- John George Stewart-Murray b.1871 Marquess of Tullibardine later 8th Duke of Atholl;
- Lord Maj. George Stewart-Murray b.1873;
- James Thomas Stewart-Murray Marquess of Tullibardine, later 9th Duke of Atholl
References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com Sir John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl
- ^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Anderson, Jane (2004). "Murray, Lady Evelyn Stewart (1868–1940)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 15 May 2014.(subscription required)
External links
- Works by or about John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Atholl
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