John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
| John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl |
|
|---|---|
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl.
Photographer: Allan Warren |
|
| Born | John Murray 19 January 1929 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | 15 May 2012 (aged 83) South Africa |
| Title | 11th Duke of Atholl |
| Tenure | 1996–2012 |
| Nationality | British |
| Predecessor | Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl |
| Successor | Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Yvonne nee Leach |
| Issue |
Lady Jennifer Murray Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl Lord Craig John Murray |
|
Styles of John Murray 11th Duke of Atholl |
|
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Grace |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Alternative style | Sir |
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (19 January 1929 – 15 May 2012) was a South African-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland, hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Murray, and Colonel-in-Chief of the Atholl Highlanders. As Duke of Atholl, he commanded the only legal private army in Europe.
The Duke was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, as the only child of Major George Murray (1884–1940) and Joan (d. 2000), the daughter of William Edward Eastwood, of South Africa. They were married on 17 January 1928. His father was killed on active service in the Second World War.
He was the grandson of Reverend Douglas Stuart Murray, Rector of Blithfield, Staffordshire, who was the grandson of the Right Reverend George Murray, who was the son of the Right Reverend Lord George Murray, the second son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, a leading South African University.
After taking his degree, Murray worked as a land surveyor.
On 15 December 1956 in Pretoria, he married Margaret "Peggy" Yvonne Leach (born Louis Trichardt, 8 July 1935), the only daughter of Ronald Leonard Leach of Louis Trichardt, Transvaal, South Africa (Pretoria, 31 August 1910 - Louis Trichardt, 18 December 1964) and wife (Lovedale Park, Louis Trichardt) Faith Kleinenberg (Louis Trichardt, 20 July 1913 - Louis Trichardt, 11 June 1968) and paternal granddaughter of Charles Ronald Leach (Whittlesea, 26 March 1887 - Eshowe, 7 December 1953) and first wife Louise Adelaide Zeederberg (? - Whittlesea, 5 June 1922). They had three children:
...
Wikipedia