James Murray-Pulteney
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General Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 7th Baronet PC (1755 – 26 April 1811) was a British soldier and politician.
Born as James Murray, he changed his name to Murray-Pulteney in 1808, to inherite the Pulteney estates for life, worth about £50,000 per year. Serving in the 18th Foot, he reached the rank of Colonel and from 1790 to 1811, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. In 1807, he was invested to the Privy Council and was Secretary at War between 1807 and 1809. He died in Buckenham, Norfolk by an accident.
On 24 July 1794, he married Henrietta Pulteney, daughter of his cousin William Johnstone Pulteney in Bath House, London. Their marriage was childless.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Rumbold John Purling Wellbore Ellis Gabriel Steward |
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis with Thomas Jones 1790-1791 Richard Bempde Johnstone 1790-1796 Andrew Stuart 1790-1801 Sir James Johnstone 1791-1794 Gabriel Tucker Steward 1794-1810 William Garthshore 1796-1806 Charles Adams 1801-1811 Richard Augustus Tucker Steward 1806-1811 Sir John Lowther Johnstone 1810-1811 1790–1811 |
Succeeded by Sir John Murray Sir John Lowther Johnstone Richard Augustus Tucker Steward Charles Adams |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard Fitzpatrick |
Secretary at War 1807–1809 |
Succeeded by Lord Granville Leveson-Gower |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by Robert Murray |
Baronet (of Dalrany) 1771–1811 |
Succeeded by John Murray |
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