David King Murray, Lord Birnam

Lord Birnam
FRSE
Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland
In office
3 July 1945 – 1955
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Member of Parliament for Midlothian & Peebles Northern
In office
11 February 1943 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byJohn Colville
Succeeded byLord John Hope
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office
10 June 1941 – 3 July 1945
Preceded byJames Reid
Succeeded byDaniel Blades
Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
In office
10 May 1938 – 10 June 1941
Preceded byLord MacGregor Mitchell
Succeeded byLord Gibson
Personal details
Born
Thomas David King Murray

(1884-03-29)29 March 1884
Bothwell, Lanarkshire[1]
Died5 June 1955(1955-06-05) (aged 71)
NationalityScottish
SpouseEdith Lilian Archer
RelationsJames Murray (father)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ProfessionAdvocate

Thomas David King Murray, Lord Birnam, FRSE (29 March 1884 – 5 June 1955), known as Lord Murray between 1938 and 1941 and Sir David King Murray between 1941 and 1945, was a Scottish advocate and judge who served for two years as Unionist Member of Parliament (MP).

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