Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore VD (24 March 1841–27 August 1907), styled Viscount Fincastle from birth until 1845, was a Scottish peer and Conservative politician.
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Fincastle was the eldest son of Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore and his wife, Catherine. His maternal grandmother being the Russian noblewoman Countess Catherine Woronzoff (or Vorontsova), daughter of the Russian ambassador to St James's, Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov.
In 1874, he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting in Disraeli's government, a post he held until 1880. In 1875 he was made Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire, which he remained until 1885. In 1882 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Inverness-shire Rifle Volunteers (later the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders). He retired in 1896. In 1892-93 he traveled through the eastern Pamirs to Kashgar. He was apparently engaged in some form of diplomacy or espionage, but the matter is not clear[1].
Lord Dunmore married Lady Gertrude Coke, third daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, on 5 April 1866. They had five children:
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Breadalbane and Holland |
Lord-in-Waiting 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Zetland |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Montrose |
Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire 1875–1885 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Montrose |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Vacant (prev. The Duke of Clarence) |
Colonel of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders 1896–1908 |
Succeeded by Sir John Ewart |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Murray |
Earl of Dunmore 1845–1907 |
Succeeded by Alexander Murray |