Charles Murray, Lord Murray

Scottish politician (1866–1936)

Charles Murray

CMG, PC, DL, FRSE

The grave of Charles Murray, Lord Murray, Warriston Cemetery

Lord Advocate
In office
March–October 1922
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office
1920–1922
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South
In office
1918-1922
Sheriff of Renfrewshire and Buteshire
In office
1918
Personal details
Born| (1866-10-20)20 October 1866
London, England
Died| 9 June 1936(1936-06-09) (aged 69)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party| Scottish Tory
Spouse|

Annie Nicolson

(m. 1896)​

Children| 4, including Keith
Education| University of Edinburgh
Military career
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service / branch| Royal Engineers
Rank| Major
Awards| Order of St Michael and St George

Charles David Murray, Lord Murray, CMG, PC, DL, FRSE (20 October 1866 – 9 June 1936) was a Scottish Tory politician, lawyer and judge. He became Lord Advocate in 1922.

## Life

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62 Great King Street, Edinburgh

He was born in London the son of David William Murray, a merchant.[citation needed]

Murray was educated at Edinburgh Academy and then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, was admitted as an advocate in 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1909.[1] He was a Major in the Fourth Division of the Royal Engineers (Volunteers), resigning in 1907. He was on the War Office staff from 1915 to 1917, and was appointed a temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Director of National Service for Scotland in 1917. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (Military Division) in 1918. He became Sheriff of Renfrewshire and Buteshire in 1918, and was awarded an LLD by the University of Edinburgh in 1919.[citation needed]

Murray was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in Edinburgh South in 1910, but was elected for the seat in December 1918, holding it until October 1922. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1919 to 1920, and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in March 1920.[2] He was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and promoted to Lord Advocate in March 1922,[4] holding office until October of that year. He was then raised to the bench with the judicial title Lord Murray, where he served until his death in 1936.[citation needed]

In 1923 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Francis Gibson Baily, James Hartley Ashworth, Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie, Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker and William A.P. Tait.[5]

In later life he is listed as living at 62 Great King Street in Edinburgh's New Town, a large and impressive Georgian townhouse.[6]

He became a deputy lieutenant of Fife in 1922.[7]

He died in Edinburgh on 9 June 1936 and is buried in the central roundel in Warriston Cemetery.[citation needed]

## Family

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In 1896 he was married to Annie Florence Nicolson (1873–1968), and together they had four sons. Their eldest son, David Charles Graeme Murray, married the Comtesse Elena Maia Sollohub. Their second son, Crichton Gavin Murray died while a child, their third son, Keith Anderson Hope Murray (1903–1993), became Baron Murray of Newhaven, and his youngest son, Charles Dean Leslie Murray (1906–1972) was an advocate.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "No. 12130". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1909. p. 341.
2. ^ "No. 13583". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1920. p. 1008.
3. ^ "No. 32642". The London Gazette. 17 March 1922. p. 2221.
4. ^ "No. 13794". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 March 1922. p. 456.
5. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
6. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911–12
7. ^ "No. 13791". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1922. p. 382.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Murray

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Edward Parrott

|  Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South
1918–1922 | Succeeded by

Samuel Chapman

Legal offices
Preceded by

Thomas Brash Morison

|  Solicitor General for Scotland
1920–1922  | Succeeded by

Andrew Constable

Preceded by

Thomas Brash Morison

|  Lord Advocate
March–October 1922  | Succeeded by

William Watson
*[m.]: married