David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Mansfield KT PC |
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| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 17 December 1794 – 1 September 1796 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt |
| Preceded by | The Earl FitzWilliam |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Chatham |
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In office 2 April 1783 – 19 December 1783 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland |
| Preceded by | The Lord Camden |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Gower |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
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In office 27 October 1779 – 27 March 1782 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Lord North |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Weymouth |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished The Earl of Shelburne as Home Secretary Charles James Fox as Foreign Secretary |
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David Murray 9 October 1727 |
| Died | 1 September 1796 (aged 68) |
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield KT PC (9 October 1727 – 1 September 1796), known as The Viscount Stormont from 1748 to 1793, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.
Mansfield was the son of David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont, and his wife Anne Stewart. Lord Chief Justice William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield was his paternal uncle.
Mansfield was ambassador to Vienna and then to France in the early years of the American War of Independence, and played a role in sending news of American actions back to England. He had been elected a Scottish Representative Peer in 1754. He was appointed as the last Secretary of State for the Northern Department, serving from 1779 to 1782.
In 1783 he was appointed as Lord President of the Council, and again from 1794 to 1796. He served as Lord Justice General between 1778 and 1795. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1763 and made a Knight of the Thistle in 1768.
Lord Mansfield married firstly Henrietta Frederica, daughter of Henry Graf Bunau, in 1759, whilst he was British ambassador to Saxony. They had one child, Lady Elizabeth Murray. Henrietta died in 1766.
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