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Murray-Pulteney, James, 1755-1811
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1755-1811
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MURRAY-PULTENEY, SIR JAMES, BART., only son of Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Receiver-Gen. of Customs (S), and his first wife Hon. Janet Murray, fourth dau. of Alexander Murray, 4th Baron Elibank (S); b. c. 1755; at school under Markham [although no source cited by Russell Barker & Stenning]; entered army as Lieut., 105th Foot 25 Dec 1762; half-pay 1763; 19th Foot 2 Mar 1770; Capt., 57th Foot 30 Apr 1771; Maj., 4th Foot 31 Jan 1778; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 6 Feb 1780; Lieut. -Col., 94th Foot 2 Mar 1780; half-pay 1783; Col. and ADC to George III 18 Nov 1789; Major-Gen., 20 Dec 1793; Col., 18th Foot, from 26 Feb 1794; Lieut. -Gen., 26 Jun 1799; Gen., 25 Apr 1808; succ. father as 7th baronet 21 Sep 1771; served in America 1775-7, West Indies 1778-80; Adjutant-Gen. to Duke of York in Flanders 1793-4; accompanied Abercromby to Netherlands 1799, wounded; commanded unsuccessful expedition against Ferrol Aug 1800; second in command to Abercromby in demonstration against Cadiz Oct 1800; MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1790; assumed additional surname of Pulteney 22 Jul 1794, on eve of marriage; Secretary at War 30 Mar 1807 – Jun 1809; Privy Councillor 30 Mar 1807; m. 23 Jul 1794 Henrietta Laura, Countess of Bath, only dau. of Sir William Johnstone (afterwards Pulteney), Bart., MP; d. 26 Apr 1811, from effects of the busting of his powder flask when shooting. DNB.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.