Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, Lord Philiphaugh

SIR JAMES MURRAY OF PHILIPHAUGH Lord Philiphaugh

Member of the Convention of Estates (1678); Member of the Scottish Parliament (1678); Sheriff or Forres and Urquart of Meldrum (1680); Senator of the College of Justice (1685); Sheriff principal of Selkirk (1689)' Lord Clerk Registrar (1702)

First Marriage

Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh married Anna Hepburn. Murray Heraldry: 284 The marriage was booked on 24 April 1675, at Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. {national Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Marriages, reference OPR.685/1/44]

Second Marriage

Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh married Margaret Don. Murray Heraldry: 284

Children of Second Marriage

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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18 September 1689: Warrant for Commission under Great Seal in favour of James Murray of Philiphaugh as sheriff-principal of Selkirk. Signed by William III. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Leslie family, Earls of Leven and Melville, reference GD26/11/34

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1 December 1702: Minutes of a Privy Council held 1 December 1702 - Sederunt 8 Earls, 8 Lords, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Mr Francis Montgomery, at which meeting of Privy Council were presented three Commissions under the great Seal: 1st James Earl of Seafield to be Lord High Chancellor of Scotland; 2nd George Viscount of Tarbat to be Conjunct Secretary of State for Scotland; 3rd Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh to be Lord Clerk Register etc. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the MacKenzie Family, Earls of Cromartie, reference GD305/1/161/67

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17 June 1703: Ratification by Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, Clerk Register, of commission to Mr William Foulis as clerk and keeper of GRS and of PRS Edinburgh and appointment of said Mr William to mark the volumes. National Records of Scotland, Records originally at Edinburgh Castle and Laigh Parliament House, reference SRO1/46

Biographical Summaries

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James Murray of Philiphaugh. Eldest son of Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh, by Ann, daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas of Cavers was born in 1655. He sat in the convention of estates which assembled . . . . . being appointed an ordinary Lord on the 28th October, he took his seat as <strong>Lord Philiphaugh</strong> on the 1st November 1689 . . . . . n the following year Lord Philiphaugh produced a commission en the first June nominating him a second time Lord Register which appointment he retained as also his office of judge till his death which took place at Inch on Sunday 1st July 1708."

An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII. By George Brunton (David Haig; 1832;), pp.434-36

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284) Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, born 1655 ; died 1st July 1708. He was served heir to his father 8th November 1677; and was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Philiphaugh, 1689. He was M.P. for Selkirkshire 1678-1702, and was appointed Lord Clerk Register 1705. He married, first, at Edinburgh, 24th April 1678, Anne, daughter of Hepburn of Blackcastle, who died s.p. He married, second, Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Don of Newton, and had issue: -

1. John (No. 285 below)
2. James Murray, died unmarried
3. Alexander Murray, died unmarried

The heraldry of the Murrays: with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees. By G. Harvey Johnston (1910) p. 70, para. 284