5 ), ▁Scottish ▁poet ▁and ▁dram at ist ▁ ▁David ▁Mal let ▁( direct or ) ▁( fl . ▁ 1 9 7 0 s - 2 0 1 0 s ), ▁British ▁director ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁David ▁M alle tt ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁fl . ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ), ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁ ▁David ▁M alet ▁Arm strong ▁( 1 9 2 6 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁Australian ▁phil os opher <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Murray ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁soldier . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁younger ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Murray , ▁Lord ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Alexander ▁Murray ▁of ▁Mel g und , ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁Murray , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁Murray ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁captain - lie utenant ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lin l ith gow ' s ▁company ▁in ▁that ▁no blem an ' s ▁regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁Gu ards , ▁now ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁Gu ards . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 6 8 7 ▁and ▁major ▁and ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 6 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁bre vet ▁rank ▁as ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁and ▁made ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁of ▁the