Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin
Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, of Stenton in the County of Perth, Baron Dunedin, of Stenton in the County of Perth GCVO PC ( * November 21, 1849; † August 21, 1942 ) was a Scottish- British politician of the Conservative Party and lawyer, who worked for several years a deputy in the House of Commons, 1903-1905 Scotland minister and as Erb -peer ( hereditary peer ) and most recently as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary member of the House of Lords. In 1926 he was him finally heritable title of Viscount Dunedin awarded.
Life
Lawyer, Member of the House of Commons and Lord Advocate
After attending Harrow School graduated from Murray, whose father was a solicitor, a Law studies at Trinity College, University of Cambridge and received in 1874 his legal approval to the Scottish Bar Association ( Scots Bar ). He then took a job as a lawyer ( Advocate) and received for his lawyer's achievements in 1891 the title of Kronanwalts (Queen 's Counsel ).
Shortly thereafter, he was first elected on October 9, 1891 as the candidate of the Conservative Party for Members in the House of Commons and represented in this until 28 February 1905 constituency Buteshire. During this time he was 1891-1892 and then again from 1895 to 1896 Solicitor General of Scotland.
In May 1896, Murray successor of Charles Pearson as Lord Advocate Attorney General and held this office for seven years until its replacement by Charles Dickson in October 1903. At the same time he was appointed in 1896 to the Privy Councillor and worked 1901-1905 as Lord Lieutenant of County of Bute.
Scotland Minister, Lord Justice and the House of Lords member
He was then on 9 October 1903 by Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour as successor to the retiring Alexander Bruce to Scotland minister ( Secretary for Scotland ) appointed to his cabinet, and retained this position until his replacement by John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow on February 2, 1905.
After retiring from the House of Government Murray was appointed by Letters Patent on 9 March 1905 as Hereditary peer with the title Baron Dunedin, of Stenton in the County of Perth as a member of the House of Lords to the peerage. At the same time he was in 1905 as the successor of John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross President of the High Court of Scotland ( Lord President of the Court of Session ), and as such the same Lord Justice General and thus president of the Supreme Criminal Court ( High Court of Justiciary ). These offices he held until 1913 and was then succeeded by Alexander Ure. In 1908 he was also Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Thereupon Lord Dunedin was on October 14, 1913 Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary), and held that post for nearly 20 years until his resignation on April 6, 1932. In 1922 he received the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
On February 17, 1926 he inherited the title of Viscount Dunedin, of Stenton was awarded in the County of Perth for his many years of political and legal merit. Since his only son, however, died in 1934 and at the time of his death on August 21, 1942 no living male descendant was present, extinguished the title of Baron and Viscount, so that he was the first and only Viscount Dunedin.
Publications
- The divergencies and Convergencies of English and Scottish law, 1935