The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"Almack, Edward
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The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"
Almack, Edward
Great Britain. Army. Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys)
MURRAY, LORD CHARLES, FIRST EARL OF DUNMORE.
Second son of John, second Earl and First Marquis of Atholl, by
Lady Amelia Sophia Stanley, daughter of the seventh Earl of Derby,
was born in 1660. On the enrolment in 1681 of General Thomas
Dalyell's regiment of horse, now the Scots Greys, Lord Charles
Murray was appointed its first lieutenant-colonel. He was also
master of horse to Princess Anne. After the death of Dalyell he,
on 6 Nov., 1685, obtained the colonelcy of the regiment, and was
also about the same time appointed master of the horse to Mary of
Modena, queen consort of James II. During 1684 he was engaged in
the campaign in Flanders, and was present at the siege of Luxemburg.
On 6 Aug., 1686, he was created by James II. Earl of Dunmore,
Viscount Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Clair, Moulie, and Tillemot;
at the Revolution he was deprived of all his offices.
After the accession of Queen Anne, Dunmore was sworn a privy
councillor 4 Feb., 1703, and in the parliament of 21 May his patent
was read and ordered to be recorded, whereupon he took his seat.
In 1704 Dunmore was appointed one of a committee of parliament
for examining the public accounts, and in September, 1705, his
services were rewarded by a gratuity. He gave constant support
to the Union with England. In 1707 he was appointed governor of
Blackness Castle. He died in 1710. By his wife Catherine, daughter
of Richard Watts, of Hereford, Dunmore had six sons and three
daughters:--James, viscount of Fincastle, who died unmarried in
1706; John, third earl of Dunmore; William, third earl; Robert,
brigadier-general; Thomas, lieutenant-general; Charles; Henriet,
married to Patrick, third Lord Kinnaird; Anne, to John, fourth earl
of Dundonald; and Catherine, to her cousin John, third Lord Nairn.
The second son, John, second earl of Dunmore, who had a somewhat
distinguished career as a soldier, and fought at Blenheim as
ensign, 13 Aug., 1704, and as lieutenant-general under the Earl of
Stair at Dettingen, in June, 1743; was on 22 June, 1745, appointed
governor of Plymouth, and raised to the rank of full general.
William, the third son, who became third earl of Dunmore on the
death of his brother in 1752, had been concerned in the rebellion
of 1745, and sent a prisoner to London, but pleading guilty,
received a pardon.
THE HONOURABLE CHARLES MURRAY.
Cornet, 3 October, 1798. Lieutenant, 3 April, 1801.
THE HONOURABLE GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK JOHN MURRAY.
Cornet by purchase, 21 November, 1834. Lieutenant by purchase, 30
December, 1837. Retired 6 November, 1840.
JAMES MURRAY.
In 1681 Lieutenant under Major Sir James Turner. Appointed 30
March, 1685. Lieutenant of Major John Wedderburne's troop. 23
August, 1688, commission to be Captain of the troop lately Captain
Strachan's.
JAMES MURRAY.
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