James Murray | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jacobite_broadside_-_James_Murray_of_Stormont,_titular_Earl_of_Dunbar_(1690-1770).jpg) James Murray, Earl of Dunbar | |
| Jacobite Secretary of State | |
| In office 1727–1747 | |
| Monarch | James III & VIII |
| Preceded by | John Hay, Duke of Inverness |
| Succeeded by | Daniel O'Brien, Earl of Lismore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1690 |
| Died | 1770 Avignon, France |
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| Profession | Politician and courtier |
James Murray, Earl of Dunbar (c. 1690–1770) was a Scottish Tory politician who became a Jacobite agent and courtier. He served as the Jacobite Secretary of State in exile in Rome from 1727 to 1747.[1][2]
- ^ Hayton, D; Cruickshanks, E; Handley, S (2002). "MURRAY, Hon. James (c.1690-1770)". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Murray, James, Jacobite first earl of Dunbar". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/92615. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)