David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield

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David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 7th Viscount Stormont (1727-1796), known before 1793 as Viscount Stormont was a British politician who served as the last Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He was ambassador to Vienna and then to Paris; he was Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1779 to 1782, and Lord President of the Council in 1783.

He was the ambassador to France in the early years of the American Revolutionary War, and played a role in sending news of American actions back to England.

He was a Scottish representative peer from 1754 to 1796, was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1763 and was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1768.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by The Earl Harcourt	British Ambassador to France 1772–1778	Succeeded by None due to American Revolutionary War
Legal Offices
Preceded by Duke of Queensberry	Lord Justice General 1778–1795	Succeeded by Duke of Montrose
Political offices
Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth	Northern Secretary 1779–1782	Succeeded by Office Abolished
Preceded by The Lord Camden	Lord President of the Council 1783	Succeeded by The Earl Gower
Preceded by The Earl Fitzwilliam	Lord President of the Council 1794–1796	Succeeded by The Earl of Chatham
Preceded by William Murray	Earl of Mansfield 1793-1796	Succeeded by David William Murray
Preceded by David Murray	Viscount Stormont 1748-1796	Succeeded by David William Murray