In 1726 he had married his first cousin Lady Catherine Stewart,[3] daughter of his mother's brother the 6th Earl of Galloway.[2] They had only one child, Alicia, who fell ill and died while on a holiday in Rome.[4] However, Murray had already fathered an illegitimate daughter, Ann, born in 1725. Ann was raised at the Murray's Cally estate, with support of Lady Catherine.[4]
In 1762, James and Catherine Murray met the writer James Boswell. In Boswell's words, James was a "most amiable man, [who] has very good sense, great knowledge of the world, and easy politeness of manners". He described Catherine as "very beautiful and, what is more, very agreeable, being possessed of the most engaging affability".[4]
At the 1768 general election, the Earl of Stewart displaced Murray from the Wigtownshire seat in favour of his son Keith Stewart, who was Murray's brother-in-law and first cousin.[3] Murray was returned instead for Kirkcudbright Stewartry, but financial difficulties after the collapse of the Ayr Bank forced him to stand down in 1774.[3] He voted regularly in Parliament, but did not speak in any debates.[3]
From 1783 to 1784 Murray was the Receiver General of Land Tax for Scotland. From 1765 to 1773 he had been paid the salary for the job, without, actually doing it, and in 1766 he had turned down Rockingham's offer of formally taking the post.[3]
He resigned as receiver in 1784, hoping to find another seat in Parliament, but the negotiations did not produce terms he could accept. Instead he eloped overseas with his mistress, whose child inherited his lands.[3]
^ abSimpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "MURRAY, Alexander (c.1680–1750), of Broughton, Wigtown and Cally, Kirkcudbright". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ abcdefghHaden-Guest, Edith (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke (eds.). "MURRAY, James (1727–99), of Broughton, Wigtown, and Cally, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754–1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ abcdCoombey, Nic. (PDF). Gatehouse Development Inititaive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
james, murray, 1727, 1799, other, people, named, james, murray, james, murray, disambiguation, james, murray, 1727, april, 1799, landowner, politician, from, scottish, borders, member, parliament, from, 1762, 1774, broughton, house, kirkcudbrightearly, life, f. For other people named James Murray see James Murray disambiguation James Murray 1727 30 April 1799 1 was a landowner and politician from the Scottish Borders He was a member of parliament MP from 1762 to 1774 Broughton House KirkcudbrightEarly life and family editMurray was the first born son of Alexander Murray of Broughton and his wife Lady Euphemia Stewart daughter of the 5th Earl of Galloway 2 He was educated at the University of Glasgow and then went on a grand tour 3 On his father s death Murray inherited extensive estates in Scotland and Ireland They included Broughton House in Kirkcudbright Killybegs in County Donegal and Cally House near Gatehouse of Fleet which Murray rebuilt to the designs of Robert Mylne 4 In 1726 he had married his first cousin Lady Catherine Stewart 3 daughter of his mother s brother the 6th Earl of Galloway 2 They had only one child Alicia who fell ill and died while on a holiday in Rome 4 However Murray had already fathered an illegitimate daughter Ann born in 1725 Ann was raised at the Murray s Cally estate with support of Lady Catherine 4 In 1762 James and Catherine Murray met the writer James Boswell In Boswell s words James was a most amiable man who has very good sense great knowledge of the world and easy politeness of manners He described Catherine as very beautiful and what is more very agreeable being possessed of the most engaging affability 4 Career editAt the 1761 general election Murray contested Wigtownshire on the interest of his relatives the Earls of Galloway but lost by a small margin to John Hamilton of Bargany Murray lodged a petition with the support of the Marquess of Rockingham and a compromise was negotiated whereby Hamilton resigned and was found an alternative seat in Wigtown Burghs 3 At the 1768 general election the Earl of Stewart displaced Murray from the Wigtownshire seat in favour of his son Keith Stewart who was Murray s brother in law and first cousin 3 Murray was returned instead for Kirkcudbright Stewartry but financial difficulties after the collapse of the Ayr Bank forced him to stand down in 1774 3 He voted regularly in Parliament but did not speak in any debates 3 From 1783 to 1784 Murray was the Receiver General of Land Tax for Scotland From 1765 to 1773 he had been paid the salary for the job without actually doing it and in 1766 he had turned down Rockingham s offer of formally taking the post 3 He resigned as receiver in 1784 hoping to find another seat in Parliament but the negotiations did not produce terms he could accept Instead he eloped overseas with his mistress whose child inherited his lands 3 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with K part 2 a b Simpson J M 1970 R Sedgwick ed MURRAY Alexander c 1680 1750 of Broughton Wigtown and Cally Kirkcudbright The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1715 1754 Boydell and Brewer Retrieved 1 July 2014 a b c d e f g h Haden Guest Edith 1964 L Namier J Brooke eds MURRAY James 1727 99 of Broughton Wigtown and Cally Stewartry of Kirkcudbright The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1754 1790 Boydell and Brewer Retrieved 1 July 2014 a b c d Coombey Nic Cally story PDF Gatehouse Development Inititaive Archived from the original PDF on 10 October 2015 Retrieved 1 July 2014 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byJohn Hamilton Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire1762 1768 Succeeded byKeith StewartPreceded byJohn Ross Mackye Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright Stewartry1768 1774 Succeeded byWilliam Stewart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Murray 1727 1799 amp oldid 1179293662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
