John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

His Grace The Duke of Atholl KT
The Duke of Atholl.
Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire
In office 1878–1917
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII George V
Preceded by	The Lord Kinnaird
Succeeded by	The Duke of Atholl
Personal details
Born	6 August 1840
Died	20 January 1917 Blair Castle, Perthshire
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Louisa Moncreiffe (1844–1902)

John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT (6 August 1840 – 20 January 1917), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a Scottish peer.

Background and education

Atholl was the only child of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, and Anne, daughter of Henry Home-Drummond. He was educated at Eton.

Career

Atholl served in the Scots Fusilier Guards, achieving the rank of captain in 1864. The latter year he also succeeded his father in the dukedom. In 1865 he registered the additional surname of Stewart at the Lyon Court. From 1878 to 1917 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1868 and was Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1913 until his death. He is also remembered for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history.

Family

Atholl married Louisa, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Baronet, in 1863. They had four sons (of whom the eldest died in infancy) and three daughters (all of whom survived to adulthood), including the Scottish folklorist Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray, and the collector of early Scottish music, Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise. The Duchess of Atholl died in Italy in July 1902, aged 58. Atholl remained a widower until his death at Blair Castle in January 1917, aged 76. After his death, the dukedom passed to his second but eldest surviving son, John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl also known as John Murray, and later to his third son, Major James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl also known as James Murray. The 7th Duke has no known surviving descendants.

Arms of the Dukes of Atholl

• Dorothea Louisa Stewart-Murray b. 1866 ;
• Helen Stewart-Murray b. 1867 ;
• Evelyn Stewart-Murray b. 1868 ;
• John Stewart-Murray b. 1869 Marquess of Tullibardine d.young ;
• John George Stewart-Murray b.1871 Marquess of Tullibardine later 8th Duke of Atholl;
• Lord Maj. George Stewart-Murray b.1873 ;
• James Thomas Stewart-Murray Marquess of Tullibardine later 9th Duke of Atholl.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Atholl

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Kinnaird	Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire 1878–1917	Succeeded by The Duke of Atholl
Preceded by First Holder	Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle 1913–1917	Succeeded by The Duke of Montrose
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by George Murray	Duke of Atholl 1864–1917	Succeeded by John Stewart-Murray
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Murray	Baron Glenlyon 1864–1917	Succeeded by John Stewart-Murray