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Lieutenant-Colonel '''Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (27 March 1879 – 5 December 1962) was a [[British people|British]] [[British Army|army]] officer and politician.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Viscount Elibank. A Notable Voice on Foreign Policy|date=6 December 1962|page=19}}</ref><ref name="whowho">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U50543|title=ELIBANK, 3rd Viscount, of Elibank|date=December 2007|work=[[Who Was Who]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=27 December 2011}}</ref> | Lieutenant-Colonel '''Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (27 March 1879 – 5 December 1962) was a [[British people|British]] [[British Army|army]] officer and politician.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Viscount Elibank. A Notable Voice on Foreign Policy|date=6 December 1962|page=19}}</ref><ref name="whowho">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U50543|title=ELIBANK, 3rd Viscount, of Elibank|date=December 2007|work=[[Who Was Who]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=27 December 2011}}</ref> | ||
Murray was the fourth son of [[Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank|(1st) Viscount Elibank]] of [[Selkirkshire]] and his wife Blanche Alice ''née'' Scott of [[Portsea, Portsmouth]], [[Hampshire]].<ref name="obit" /> The family moved to [[Dresden]] in Germany in 1886, and he received his early education in the city | ==Early life and education== | ||
Murray was the fourth son of [[Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank|(1st) Viscount Elibank]] of [[Selkirkshire]] and his wife Blanche Alice ''née'' Scott of [[Portsea, Portsmouth]], [[Hampshire]].<ref name="obit" /> The family moved to [[Dresden]] in Germany in 1886, and he received his early education in the city.<ref name=LG19Jul1898>{{London Gazette|issue=26988|date=19 July 1898|page=4355}}</ref><ref name=LG13Mar1900>{{London Gazette|issue=27173| page=1714|date=13 March 1900}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | |||
He entered the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Royal Military College Sandhurst]] and was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Indian Staff Corps]] on 20 July 1898.<ref name=LG19Jul1898/><ref name=LG13Mar1900/> In the same year he became [[Aide-de-Camp]] to the [[List of Governors of Bengal|Lieutenant Governor of Bengal]], Sir [[John Woodburn (Bengal governor)|John Woodburn]].<ref name="whowho" /> He served as part of the international force that intervened to suppress the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in [[China]] in 1900 and commanded a Mounted Infantry Company, protecting the [[Shanhai Pass|Sinho-Shanhaikwan Railway]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> He subsequently served on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] and in [[Chitral (princely state)|Chitral]].<ref name="whowho" /> In 1907 he was promoted to captain in the [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28058|date=10 September 1907|page=6155}}</ref> | |||
In March 1908 [[John William Crombie]] the member of parliament for [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardinshire]] died, and Murray was selected by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] to contest the resulting by-election. He won the seat, and remained MP for Kincardineshire and its successor constituency, [[Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West]], until 1923.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> From 1910 until the outbreak of war in 1914 he was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|Sir Edward Grey]], [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> | In March 1908 [[John William Crombie]] the member of parliament for [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardinshire]] died, and Murray was selected by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] to contest the resulting by-election. He won the seat, and remained MP for Kincardineshire and its successor constituency, [[Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West]], until 1923.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> From 1910 until the outbreak of war in 1914 he was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|Sir Edward Grey]], [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> | ||
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Following the loss of his Commons seat he continued to take an active interest in politics, in particular foreign policy, and wrote a number of books and pamphlets on the subject.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> He became a director of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] from 1923 to 1948 and of [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="whowho" /> When the Liberal Party split over support for the National Government in 1931, Murray initially remained with the main section of the party in opposition, but joined the [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberals]] in 1936.<ref name="obit" /> | Following the loss of his Commons seat he continued to take an active interest in politics, in particular foreign policy, and wrote a number of books and pamphlets on the subject.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> He became a director of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] from 1923 to 1948 and of [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="whowho" /> When the Liberal Party split over support for the National Government in 1931, Murray initially remained with the main section of the party in opposition, but joined the [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberals]] in 1936.<ref name="obit" /> | ||
==Later life and death== | |||
In 1951 he succeeded to two titles: the Viscountcy of Elibank and the Lordship Elibank of Ettrick Forest, following the death of his elder brothers.<ref name="obit" /> He was a Member of the [[Royal Company of Archers]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> In 1931 he married the actress [[Faith Celli]]. The couple had no children, and she died in 1942.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> | In 1951 he succeeded to two titles: the Viscountcy of Elibank and the Lordship Elibank of Ettrick Forest, following the death of his elder brothers.<ref name="obit" /> He was a Member of the [[Royal Company of Archers]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> In 1931 he married the actress [[Faith Celli]]. The couple had no children, and she died in 1942.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="whowho" /> | ||
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Arthur Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank | |
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| Birth name | Arthur Cecil Murray |
| Born | 27 March 1879 |
| Died | 5 December 1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank, CMG, DSO (27 March 1879 – 5 December 1962) was a British army officer and politician.[1][2]
Early life and education
Murray was the fourth son of (1st) Viscount Elibank of Selkirkshire and his wife Blanche Alice née Scott of Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1] The family moved to Dresden in Germany in 1886, and he received his early education in the city.[3][4]
Career
He entered the Royal Military College Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps on 20 July 1898.[3][4] In the same year he became Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, Sir John Woodburn.[2] He served as part of the international force that intervened to suppress the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900 and commanded a Mounted Infantry Company, protecting the Sinho-Shanhaikwan Railway.[1][2] He subsequently served on the North-West Frontier and in Chitral.[2] In 1907 he was promoted to captain in the 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force).[5]
In March 1908 John William Crombie the member of parliament for Kincardinshire died, and Murray was selected by the Liberal Party to contest the resulting by-election. He won the seat, and remained MP for Kincardineshire and its successor constituency, Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West, until 1923.[1][2] From 1910 until the outbreak of war in 1914 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.[1][2]
He served in World War I in France and Belgium from 1914 to 1916 with the 2nd King Edward's Horse, was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1916.[2] He was Assistant Military Attaché in Washington from 1917 to 1918, and was awarded the CMG in 1919.[2] Although a member of the Liberal Party which formed part of the coalition government, Murray became a stern critic of the policies pursued by the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George.[1] He lost his seat at the 1923 general election.[1]
Following the loss of his Commons seat he continued to take an active interest in politics, in particular foreign policy, and wrote a number of books and pamphlets on the subject.[1][2] He became a director of the London and North Eastern Railway from 1923 to 1948 and of Wembley Stadium.[2] When the Liberal Party split over support for the National Government in 1931, Murray initially remained with the main section of the party in opposition, but joined the National Liberals in 1936.[1]
Later life and death
In 1951 he succeeded to two titles: the Viscountcy of Elibank and the Lordship Elibank of Ettrick Forest, following the death of his elder brothers.[1] He was a Member of the Royal Company of Archers.[1][2] In 1931 he married the actress Faith Celli. The couple had no children, and she died in 1942.[1][2]
He died in December 1962. On his death, the title of Lord Elibank and the baronetcy passed to his kinsman James A. F. C. Erskine-Murray (great grandson of the seventh Lord Elibank), the Viscountcy becoming extinct.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Obituary: Viscount Elibank. A Notable Voice on Foreign Policy". 6 December 1962. p. 19.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "ELIBANK, 3rd Viscount, of Elibank". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "No. 26988". The London Gazette. 19 July 1898. p. 4355.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "No. 27173". The London Gazette. 13 March 1900. p. 1714.
- ↑ "No. 28058". The London Gazette. 10 September 1907. p. 6155.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arthur Murray
- Portraits of Arthur Cecil Murray at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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| Preceded by John William Crombie |
Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1908–1918 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Kincardine & Western Aberdeenshire 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Malcolm Barclay-Harvey |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Gideon Oliphant-Murray |
Lord Elibank 1951–1962 |
Succeeded by James Erskine-Murray |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Gideon Oliphant-Murray |
Viscount Elibank 1951–1962 |
Extinct |