John Murray, third duke of Atholl

(1729-1774)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Atholl, John Murray, Duke of, 1729-1774 NRA: Murray John (1729-1774) 3rd Duke of Atholl DNB: Murray, John, third duke of Atholl (1729–1774), politician LBT ID: DuAthol3 VIAF ID: 58938134 LOC ID: nr91029412	B/BAP: 1729-04-25 DIED: 1774-11-05
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The nephew of the second duke (d. 1764); he was MP for Perthshire (1761) prior to inheriting the title; in 1765 he sold the sovereignty of the Isle of Man to the British government.
REFERENCES TO John Murray, third duke of Atholl: Thomas Creevey to James Currie, 28 July 1805 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n3 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. II: 1805 Found 1: ¶ n3