Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore
Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore (born March 24, 1841 in London , † August 27, 1907 in Frimley near Camberley , Surrey ) was a Scottish nobleman .
His parents were Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore (1804-1845) and Lady Catherine Herbert.
On April 5, 1866, he married Lady Gertrude Coke.
He was Lord-in-Waiting of Benjamin Disraeli's government .
In 1892, while exploring the Pamirs, he roamed west of Chinese Turkestan , moving from Ladakh to Yarkant and later spending a week in Kashgar .
Works
- The Pamirs. Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on Foot Through Kashmir, Western Tibet, Chinese Tartary, and Russian Cenntral Asia .
literature
- Sydney Ernest Fryer: Murray, Charles Adolphus . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Smith, Elder & Co., London 1912, pp. 665 f.
Web links
- Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
- http://www.das-klassische-china.de/Reisen/Unterhaltsame%20Uebersicht/Fenster%20mit%20Buchtitel%20und%20Portraits%20etc%20zu%20REISEN/Dunmore-port.htm Pictures
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Murray |
Earl of Dunmore 1845-1907 |
Alexander Murray |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murray, Charles, 7th Earl of Dunmore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1907 |
| Place of death | Frimley , Surrey |