David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont
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David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont (c.1690-23 July 1748) was a Scottish peer, succeeding to the Viscountcy of Stormont on his father David's death in 1731 and holding it until his own death. His mother was Marjory Scott, and among his brothers were the Earl of Mansfield
and the Jacobite
James Murray
. The 6th Viscount was also tended towards Jacobitism, writing the unpublished poem "An Elegy sacred to the Memory of John
, Earl of Strathmore, who was killed in 1715", memorialising this Jacobite's death at the Battle of Sheriffmuir
.
In 1726 he married Anne Stewart, only daughter and heiress of John Stewart of Innernytie, and they had two sons (including his heir, also named David
) and John, and three daughters (Catherine, Marjory, and Amelia).
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School...
and the Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
James Murray
James Murray (Jacobite)
James Murray, Earl of Dunbar was a Jacobite.-Family:He was the second child of David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont and Majory Scott. His brothers included David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont and the First Earl of Mansfield.-Life:...
. The 6th Viscount was also tended towards Jacobitism, writing the unpublished poem "An Elegy sacred to the Memory of John
John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He died fighting with the Jacobites in The Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715...
, Earl of Strathmore, who was killed in 1715", memorialising this Jacobite's death at the Battle of Sheriffmuir
Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland.-History:John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, standard-bearer for the Jacobite cause in Scotland, mustered Highland chiefs, and on 6 September declared James Francis Edward Stuart as King...
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In 1726 he married Anne Stewart, only daughter and heiress of John Stewart of Innernytie, and they had two sons (including his heir, also named David
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield KT, PC , known from 1748 to 1793 as The Viscount Stormont, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.-Life:Mansfield was the son of David Murray, 6th Viscount of...
) and John, and three daughters (Catherine, Marjory, and Amelia).