David Mure, Lord Mure

David Mure (11 October 1810 – 11 April 1891)^[1] was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1865, when he became a judge.

He was the third son of William Mure of Caldwell, Rector of the University of Glasgow 1793-1795; grandson of William Mure, MP for Renfrewshire 1742-1761 and Rector of Glasgow 1764-1765; younger brother of William Mure, MP for Renfrewshire 1846-1855 and Rector of Glasgow 1847-1848, and uncle of William Mure, MP for Renfrewshire 1874-1880.

He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1858 and Lord Advocate in 1859. He elected at the 1859 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buteshire,^[2] and held the seat until January 1865, when he was appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice and with the judicial title Lord Mure.^[3]

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
2. ^ London Gazette: no. 22262. p. 1939. 13 May 1859. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 576. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 

Sources

• http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/mure.htm

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Mure

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Stuart-Wortley	Member of Parliament for Buteshire 1859 – 1865	Succeeded by George Boyle

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Name	Mure, David
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Date of birth	11 October 1810
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Date of death	11 April 1891
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