James Murray, Governor 1736-1744

He had served as a Captain in Lord Tullibardine's Scots Regiment in the Dutch service, was a cousin of Sir William Murray of Clermont, to whose baronetcy he later succeeded. Was, prior to his appointment as Governor in 1736, Receiver General of Scottish Customs - his original appointment would appear to have been agreed as a leave of absence from the Scottish Treasury and he notes in February 1737 [AP_X9-17] that Treasury expect him to return on the 1st of March. it was suggested that the dispute between him and the Keys over the toleration of the Tobacco trade led to Murray leaving the post in 1744 - when he would appear to have returned to the Treasury post.

References

N Mathieson The Governors during the Atholl Lordship Proc IoMNH&ASoc VI #1 pp46/63 1960