John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

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John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT (August 6, 1840January 20, 1917) was a son of the 6th Duke of Atholl and Anne Home-Drummond. He was honourably distinguished for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history.

The Duke of Atholl by Leslie Ward, 1879.
The Duke of Atholl by Leslie Ward, 1879.

He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1868, and was Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1910 until his death.

He was Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1878 until his death.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Honorary titles
Vacant Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
1913 – 1917
Succeeded by
The Duke of Montrose
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
George Murray
Duke of Atholl
1864 – 1917
Succeeded by
John Stewart-Murray