Lord George Murray (4 October 1694 – 11 October 1760), sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who took part in the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1719 and played a senior role in that of 1745. Pardoned in 1725, he returned to Scotland, where he married and in 1739 took the oath of allegiance to George II. When the 1745 Rising began, Murray was appointed sheriff depute to Sir John Cope, government commander in Scotland but then joined the Jacobite army when it arrived in Perth on 3 September. As one of the senior commanders, he made a substantial contribution to their early success, particularly reaching and successfully returning from Derby. However, his support for the 1707 Union set him apart from the majority of Scottish Jacobites, and previous links with the government meant that many viewed him with suspicion: combined with a perceived arrogance and inability to accept advice, this reduced his military effectiveness. After the Battle of Culloden in April 1746, Murray went into exile in Europe and was excluded from the 1747 Act of Indemnity. He died in the Dutch town of Medemblik in 1760, and his eldest son, John, later became the 3rd Duke of Atholl. Biography Lord George Murray was born on 4 October 1694, at Huntingtower Castle near Perth, sixth son of John Murray, Duke of Atholl (1660–1724) and his first wife, Katherine Hamilton (1662–1707). As a younger son, 'Lord' was a courtesy title. In June 1728, he married Amelia (1710–1766), daughter of James Murray of Strowan and Glencarse. They had three sons and two daughters who survived to adulthood; John, later 3rd Duke of Atholl (1729–1774), Amelia (1732–1777), James (1734–19 March 1794), later a Major-General in the British army, Charlotte (?–1773) and George (1741–1797), who became an admiral in the Royal Navy. Career Murray entered Glasgow University in 1711 but left to join the British army in Flanders; in March 1712 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Queen's, later King's Own Royal Regiment. The War of the Spanish Succession was in its closing stages and it is unlikely he saw any action before it ended with the Peace of Utrecht in 1713. Queen Anne died in August 1714 and was succeeded by the Hanoverian George I, with the Whigs replacing the previous Tory government. Of the Tory leaders, Harley was imprisoned in