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'''Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, 3rd Baronet''' (died before 28 May 1700), was a [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish]] soldier and [[Gentleman]]. |
'''Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, 3rd Baronet''' (died before 28 May 1700), was a [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish]] soldier, [[Commissioner (Scottish Parliament)|parliamentary commissioner]] and [[Gentleman]]. |
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He was the son of Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet of [[Black Barony|Blackbarony]], [[Sheriff]] of [[Peeblesshire]] (died c.1698), and Margaret Cockburn. He married Margaret, eldest daughter of [[William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://keithclan.com/theearls.htm |title=Succession of the Keiths as Great Marischals of Scotland |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> and they had seven children.<ref name="Genealogy">{{cite web |url=http://groups.msn.com/ANCIENTMURRAYGENEALOGY/murrayofstanhope.msnw |title=Ancient Murray Genealogy |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> |
He was the son of Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet of [[Black Barony|Blackbarony]], [[Sheriff]] of [[Peeblesshire]] (died c.1698), and Margaret Cockburn. He married Margaret, eldest daughter of [[William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://keithclan.com/theearls.htm |title=Succession of the Keiths as Great Marischals of Scotland |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> and they had seven children.<ref name="Genealogy">{{cite web |url=http://groups.msn.com/ANCIENTMURRAYGENEALOGY/murrayofstanhope.msnw |title=Ancient Murray Genealogy |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> |
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He served as a commissioner for [[Peeblesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)|Peeblesshire]] in the [[Parliament of Scotland]] in 1661–63, 1665, 1667, 1669–74, 1678, 1681–82, 1685–86 and 1689–98. <ref> {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|pages= 572-595}} </ref> |
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On 1 December 1669, Murray was appointed [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] in the [[Militia]] Regiment of the counties of [[Linlithgowshire]] and Peeblesshire, by King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref name="Genealogy"/> He was appointed to a commission in 1680, charged with seeking out and punishing [[Covenanter]]s in Peeblesshire, particularly those who had been at the [[Battle of Bothwell Brig]] in 1679.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Woodrow, Robert |title=The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution |year=1835 |publisher=Blackie & Son |pages=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0YRAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> |
On 1 December 1669, Murray was appointed [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] in the [[Militia]] Regiment of the counties of [[Linlithgowshire]] and Peeblesshire, by King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref name="Genealogy"/> He was appointed to a commission in 1680, charged with seeking out and punishing [[Covenanter]]s in Peeblesshire, particularly those who had been at the [[Battle of Bothwell Brig]] in 1679.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Woodrow, Robert |title=The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution |year=1835 |publisher=Blackie & Son |pages=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0YRAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r |accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> |
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Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, 3rd Baronet (died before 28 May 1700), was a Scottish soldier, parliamentary commissioner and Gentleman.
He was the son of Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet of Blackbarony, Sheriff of Peeblesshire (died c.1698), and Margaret Cockburn. He married Margaret, eldest daughter of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal,[1] and they had seven children.[2]
He served as a commissioner for Peeblesshire in the Parliament of Scotland in 1661–63, 1665, 1667, 1669–74, 1678, 1681–82, 1685–86 and 1689–98. [3]
On 1 December 1669, Murray was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the Militia Regiment of the counties of Linlithgowshire and Peeblesshire, by King Charles II.[2] He was appointed to a commission in 1680, charged with seeking out and punishing Covenanters in Peeblesshire, particularly those who had been at the Battle of Bothwell Brig in 1679.[4]
He was appointed "Sole Master of Work, Overseer, and Director-General of their Majesties' buildings" on 24 December 1689 by King William III, filling the post which had been vacant since Sir William Bruce's dismissal in 1678.[5]
References
- ^ "Succession of the Keiths as Great Marischals of Scotland". Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Ancient Murray Genealogy". Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 572–595.
- ^ Woodrow, Robert (1835). The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution. Blackie & Son. p. 165. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ Mylne, R.S. "The Masters of Work to the Crown of Scotland, with the Writs of Appointment, from 1529 to 1768" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume 30. 1895-6. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
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