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Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Atholl

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Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Atholl (mûr`ē, ăth`əl), 1660–1724, Scottish nobleman; son of the 2d earl and 1st marquess. A supporter of William III, he held high government posts in Scotland and was created duke in 1703. He successfully weathered a plot against him by Simon Fraser, Baron Lovat Lovat, Simon Fraser, 11th Baron (lŭv`ət)
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, and James Douglas, 2d duke of Queensberry Queensberry, James Douglas, 2d duke of, 1662–1711, Scottish statesman. One of the early supporters of William III in Scotland, he held offices under him and Queen Anne, rising to become commissioner to
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. A vigorous opponent of the union (1707) of England and Scotland, he was suspected of Jacobite leanings. Nonetheless, he supported the accession (1714) of George I (although he lost office) and remained loyal to the government during the Jacobite uprising of 1715.


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