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'''John Murray''' (died 2 July 1753) was a British politician.
'''John Murray''' (died 2 July 1753) was a British politician. He was the [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Linlithgow Burghs]], 1725–1734 and [[Selkirkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Selkirkshire]], 1734–1753.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons2.htm|title=House of Commons|publisher=Leigh Rayment|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>

He was born the eldest son of Sir James Murray, M.P. in the Parliament of Scotland, of Philiphaugh and Lord Philiphaugh. He succeeded his father in 1708. He was the hereditary Sheriff of Selkirk from 1708 to c.1734.

He was the [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Linlithgow Burghs]], 1725–1734 and [[Selkirkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Selkirkshire]], 1734–1753. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/murray-john-1753| title= MURRAY, John (d.1753), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2013-02-27}} </ref>

He married Eleanor, the daughter of Lord Basil Hamilton, with whom he had 4 sons and 2 daughters.


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Revision as of 19:56, 27 February 2013

John Murray (died 2 July 1753) was a British politician.

He was born the eldest son of Sir James Murray, M.P. in the Parliament of Scotland, of Philiphaugh and Lord Philiphaugh. He succeeded his father in 1708. He was the hereditary Sheriff of Selkirk from 1708 to c.1734.

He was the Member of Parliament for the Linlithgow Burghs, 1725–1734 and Selkirkshire, 1734–1753. [1]

He married Eleanor, the daughter of Lord Basil Hamilton, with whom he had 4 sons and 2 daughters.

References

  1. ^ "MURRAY, John (d.1753), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

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