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Personal data Heer John (Ian Cam) Duke of Atholl Murray 1st Duke of Atholl 

• He was born on February 24, 1659 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England.
• He was christened on March 8, 1660 in Huyton By Roby, Lancashire, England.
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  Early life and family

   

  Murray was born in 1660 at Knowsley Hall to John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl and his wife, the former Lady Amelia Sophia Stanley. Murray's maternal grandparents were the 7th Earl of Derby and the Countess of Derby. He was the first of twelve children and, as opposed to continual speculation, he was not blind in any of his eyes at any time in his life.[1] Lord Murray matriculated from St. Andrews University in 1676.

  Later life and career

   

  He was created 1st Earl of Tullibardine by William III of England in 1696 and was created the 1st Duke of Atholl by Queen Anne in 1703.

  Lord Murray was a supporter of King William III during the Glorious Revolution, taking the oath of loyalty in September 1689, but was unable to prevent some of his clan from joining Lord Dundee under the command of his father's baillie, Stewart of Ballechin. Lord Murray laid siege to his family's ancestral home, Blair Castle, which Ballechin had fortified and held for King James VII/II but ended the siege just days prior to the Battle of Killiecrankie.

  In 1683 he married Catherine Hamilton, daughter of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton and her husband William Douglas, the Duke of Hamilton, with whom he had six daughters and seven sons; only six of his children survived into adulthood.

  In 1693 he was appointed as one of the commissioners to the inquiry into the massacre of Glencoe. In 1695, Lord Murray was made Sheriff of Perth. In 1696 the earldom of Tullibardine was created for him, from whence he was known as the Earl of Tullibardine. Also in 1696, he became Secretary of State, and from 1696 to 1698 was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland. With the accession of Queen Anne in 1702, he was made a Privy Counsellor, and in 1703 became Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland. The same year he succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Atholl, and in June 1703 he was created Duke of Atholl, Marquess of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, Viscount of Balquhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, and Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask.

  In 1704 was made a Knight of the Thistle. In 1704 an unsuccessful attempt was made by Lord Lovat, who used the Duke of Queensberry as a tool to implicate him in a Jacobite plot against Queen Anne. The intrigue was disclosed by Robert Ferguson, and Atholl sent a memorial to the Queen on the subject, which resulted in Queensberry's downfall. But the affair had a damaging effect on Murray's career, and he was deprived of office in October 1704. He subsequently became a strong antagonist of the government, and of the Hanoverian succession. He vehemently opposed Union during the years 1705-1707, and entered into a project which would have resisted the crown by force, holding Stirling Castle with the aid of the Cameronians. He eventually chose to accept compensation of £1000 in order to desist from pursuing these plans (although in Lord Polwarth's memoirs the monies were not a 'bribe' as has been suggested by the Jacobite, Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath, but remuneration owed him since 1698 for service to the crown).

  With the downfall of the Whigs and the advent of the Tories to power, Murray returned to favour and to office. He was chosen a representative peer in the House of Lords in 1710 and in 1712 was restored to his position as High Commissioner and Keeper of the Privy Seal.

  With the accession of King George I he was again dismissed from office. Three of his sons joined the Jacobites in the rebellion of 1715, including his eldest living son who was subsequently attainted and removed from succession to the title, but Murray himself remained loyal to the Government. In June 1717 he apprehended Rob Roy MacGregor, who, however, succeeded in escaping.

  Atholl died in 1724, and was succeeded by his second surviving son James, Marquess of Tullibardine.

  Children

   

  By his first wife Lady Catherine, daughter of William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, he had the following thirteen children:

  John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (6 May 1684 – 11 September 1709)

  Lady Anne Murray (21 May 1685 – 20 July 1686)

  Lady Mary Murray (28 September 1686 – 6 January 1689)

  William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (14 April 1689 – 9 July 1746) (attainted and removed from the succession)

  James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl (28 September 1690 – 8 January 1764)

  Lord Charles Murray (24 September 1691 – 28 August 1720)

  Lady Katherine Murray (28 October 1692 – 5 November 1692)

  Lord George Murray (23 August 1693 – 25 August 1693)

  Lord George Murray (4 October 1694 – 11 October 1760)

  Lady Susan Murray (15 April 1699 – 22 June 1725) (married William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen)

  Lady Katherine Murray (25 April 1702 – 1710)

  Lord Basil Murray (29 December 1704 – February 1712)

  By his second wife Lady Mary Ross, daughter of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross and Lady Agnes Wilkie. They had the following eight children:

  Lord John Murray (14 April 1711 – 26 May 1787)

  Lord Mungo Murray (August 1712 – June 1714)

  Lord Edward Murray (9 June 1714 – 2 February 1737)

  Lord Frederick Murray (8 January 1716 – April 1743)

  Lady Wilhelmina Caroline Murray (28 May 1718 – May 1720)

  Lady Mary Murray (3 March 1720 – 29 December 1795)

  Lady Amelia Anne Murray (20 April 1721 – 26 April 1721)

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• He died on November 14, 1724 in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 65 years old.

  John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl was born on 24 February 1659/60 at Knowsley, Lancashire, England.1,2 He was the son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Athole and Lady Amelia Anne Sophia Stanley.2 He married, firstly, Lady Catherine Hamilton, daughter of William Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, on 24 May 1683.1,3 He married by contract, secondly, Mary Ross, daughter of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross of Halkhead and Agnes Wilkie, on 26 June 1710.3 He died on 14 November 1724 at age 64 at Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland.4,3 He was buried on 26 November 1724 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.3 John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl also went by the nick-name of 'Ian Cam'.2 He was styled as Lord Murray between 1670 and 1676.5 He succeeded to the title of Earl of Tullibardine between 1676 and 1696.5 He held the office of High Commissioner to the Parliament [Scotland] between 1696 and 1698.3 He was created Lord Murray [Scotland, life peer] on 27 July 1696.2 He was created Viscount Glenalmond [Scotland, life peer] on 27 July 1696.2 He was created Earl of Tullibardine [Scotland, life peer] on 27 July 1696.5 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland].3 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal [Scotland] in April 1703.3 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask [S., 1676] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Atholl [S., 1629] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount of Balquhidder [S., 1676] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Marquess of Athole [S., 1676] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Tullibardine [S., 1676] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Tullibardine [S., 1628] on 6 May 1703.4 He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Murray of Tullibardine [S., 1604] on 6 May 1703.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder [S., 1628] on 6 May 1703.4 He was created 1st Marquess of Tillibardin, co. Perth [Scotland] on 30 June 1703.3 He was created 1st Duke of Atholl, co. Perth [Scotland] on 30 June 1703.2 He was created 1st Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask, co. Perth [Scotland] on 30 June 1703.3 He was created 1st Viscount of Balwhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, co. Perth [Scotland] on 30 June 1703.3 He was created 1st Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, co. Perth [Scotland] on 30 June 1703.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 7 February 1703/4.3 He resigned as Lord Privy Seal, and warmly opposed the Union of Scotland with England in 1705.3 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] in 1710.3 He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland between 1712 and 1714.6 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 17 April 1712 and September 1714.3 He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 7 November 1712 and 1724.3 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] in 1713.3 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal [Scotland] from 1713 to 1714.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire between 1715 and 1724.3 On his death, the Earldom of Tullibardine [1696] and other life peerages became extinct, but the other titles, include the Earldom of Tullibardine [1628] devolved to his heir.5Children of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl and Lady Catherine Hamiltonunknown daughter Murray7John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine3 b. 6 May 1684, d. 11 Sep 1709Lady Anne Murray7 b. 21 May 1685, d. 20 Jul 1686Lady Mary Murray7 b. 28 Sep 1686, d. 6 Jan 1689William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine3 b. 14 Apr 1689, d. 9 Jul 1746Lt.-Col. James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl+6 b. 28 Sep 1690, d. 8 Jan 1764Lord Charles Murray6 b. 24 Sep 1691, d. c Aug 1720Lady Katherine Murray7 b. 28 Oct 1692, d. 5 Nov 1692Lord George Murray7 b. 23 Aug 1693, d. 25 Aug 1693Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray+8 b. 4 Oct 1694, d. 11 Oct 1760Lady Susan Murray+9 b. 15 Apr 1699, d. 22 Jun 1725Lady Katherine Murray7 b. 25 Apr 1702, d. 1710Lord Basil Murray7 b. 29 Dec 1704, d. Feb 1712Children of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl and Mary RossGeneral Lord John Murray+10 b. 14 Apr 1711, d. 26 May 1787Lord Mungo Murray7 b. Aug 1712, d. Jun 1714Lord Edward Murray+7 b. 9 Jun 1714, d. 2 Feb 1737Lord Frederick Murray7 b. 8 Jan 1716, d. Apr 1743Lady Wilhelmina Caroline Murray7 b. 28 May 1718, d. May 1720Lady Mary Murray6 b. 3 Mar 1720, d. 29 Dec 1795Lady Amelia Anne Murray7 b. 20 Apr 1721, d. 26 Apr 1721

• He is buried on November 26, 1724.
• A child of John Murray and Amelia Anne Sophia Stanley

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