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- John Murray (4 April 1726 – 28 February 1800), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, was a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Lanark Burghs, between 9 May 1754 and 20 April 1761.
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John Murray (4 April 1726 – 28 February 1800), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, was a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Lanark Burghs, between 9 May 1754 and 20 April 1761.
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Biography. Murray, the 18th of his line, was head of a celebrated Border family, owning great estates in Ettrick and Yarrow. Through his mother he was related to the Dukes of Hamilton and Douglas, and the Earls of Selkirk, Dundonald, and March, and on his father’s side to the leading freeholders of Selkirkshire.
May 13, 2010 · Patrick’s great-great-grandson, Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh, knight, was appointed by the Scottish Estates one of the judges for trying those of the counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk, who had joined the standard of Montrose in 1646.
Biography. Unable as hereditary sheriff to stand for the county, John Murray, whose family acquired their Philiphaugh estates in the fifteenth century, entered Parliament for Linlithgow Burghs, which included the burgh of Selkirk, at a contested by-election in 1725.
His father, Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh, was a politician and legal official who represented the Selkirkshire constituency in the Parliament of Scotland from 1661 to 1663; he also served as a commissioner for supply in 1661 and 1667, and commissioner for the borders in 1665.
John Murray 3rd of Philiphaugh was born as the son of Sir James Murray 2nd of Philiphaugh and Anne Craig. He married Anne Douglas in 1648, in Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters.
May 2, 2020 · John Murray. (abt. 1630 - abt. 1676) Sir John "of Philiphaugh" Murray. Born about 1630 [location unknown] Ancestors. Son of James Murray and Ann (Craig) Murray. Brother of Janet (Murray) Scott, James Murray and Isabella Murray. Husband of Anne (Douglas) Murray — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Descendants.
