- Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
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Mungo David Malcolm Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield (9 August 1900 – 2 September 1971), styled Lord Scone from 1906 to 1935, was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.
Mansfield was the son of Alan Murray, 6th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, and his wife Margaret Mary Helen, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm MacGregor, 4th Baronet. He entered Parliament for Perth in 1931, a seat he held until 1935, when he succeeded his father and entered the House of Lords. He was also Governor of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture from 1925 to 1930, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1961 to 1962 and Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1960 to 1971.
Lord Mansfield and Mansfield married Dorothea Helena, younger daughter of the British diplomat Sir Lancelot Carnegie, in 1928. He died in September 1971, aged 71, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son William, who also became a Conservative politician. The Countess of Mansfield and Mansfield died in 1985.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- www.thepeerage.com
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Noel SkeltonMember of Parliament for Perth
1931–1935Succeeded by
Francis Norie-MillerHonorary titles Preceded by
The Lord KinnairdLord-Lieutenant of Perthshire
1960–1971Succeeded by
David Henry ButterPeerage of Great Britain Preceded by
Alan David MurrayEarl of Mansfield and Mansfield
1935–1971Succeeded by
William David Mungo James MurrayCategories:- 1900 births
- 1971 deaths
- Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Lord-Lieutenants of Perthshire
- Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
- UK MPs 1931–1935
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