David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield

The Earl of Mansfield
Lord President of the Council
In office
17 December 1794 – 1 September 1796
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt
Preceded byWilliam Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
Succeeded byJohn Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
In office
2 April 1783 – 19 December 1783
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Preceded byCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Succeeded byGranville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
In office
27 October 1779 – 27 March 1782
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterFrederick North, Lord North
Preceded byThomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne as Home Secretary
Charles James Fox as Foreign Secretary
Personal details
Born
David Murray

9 October 1727
Died1 September 1796(1796-09-01) (aged 68)
Resting placeWestminster Abbey (body)
Comlongon Castle (heart)
Spouses
Comtesse Henrietta Frederica von Bünau
(m. 1759; died 1766)
(m. 1776)
Children
Parents
RelativesWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (paternal uncle)
Alma materWestminster School
Christ Church, Oxford
OccupationPolitician

David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 7th Viscount of Stormont, KT, PC (9 October 1727 – 1 September 1796) known as the (7th) Viscount of Stormont from 1748 to 1793, was a British diplomat and politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.


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