William Murray, first earl of Mansfield

(1705-1793)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 NRA: Murray William (1705-1793) 1st Earl of Mansfield DNB: Murray, William, first earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), judge and politician LBT ID: LdMansf1 VIAF ID: 13099571 LOC ID: n85089684	B/BAP: 1705-03-02 DIED: 1793-03-20
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Scottish jurist; he was an MP and lord chief justice (1756), created earl of Mansfield in 1776.
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