John Murray (c. 1667 – 24 March 1714) was a Scottish lawyer and politician.

He was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for Selkirk from 1689 to 1702 and for Selkirkshire from 1702 until the Act of Union 1707. He was one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain, but may not have taken his seat as he was appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Bowhill on 7 June 1707.

Family

He is the second son of John Murray and Anne Douglas, and a brother of James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh. By his mother, he is a first cousin of Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers. He is also the grandfather of James Murray.

References

Leigh Rayment, The House of Commons, Constituencies beginning with "S"^[usurped]. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
Leigh Rayment, Scottish Lords of Session (Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland)^[usurped]. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
D.W. Hayton, Murray, John (c.1667-1714), of Bowhill, Selkirk in The History of Parliament 1690-1715, 2002. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

Parliament of Scotland Preceded byWilliam Waugh Burgh Commissioner for Selkirk 1689–1702 Succeeded byRobert Scott Preceded byJames PringleSir Francis Scott Shire Commissioner for Selkirk 1702–1707 With: John Pringle Succeeded byParliament of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byParliament of Scotland Member of Parliament for Scotland 1707–1708 With: 44 others Succeeded byJohn Pringle(as MP for Selkirkshire)

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