Charles de Bois Murray

Captain Charles de Bois Murray (1891 – 19 March 1974), was a Scottish judge, politician and writer. He served as Sheriff in Renfrewshire and Berwickshire, and as a Liberal Party candidate.

Background

Murray was born the eldest son of C.R. Murray. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University. In 1929 he married Hope Cruickshank Smith. They had one son and one daughter.[1]

Political career

Murray was Liberal candidate for the Tradeston division of Glasgow at the 1922 General Election. He was then Liberal candidate for the Midlothian and Peebles Northern division at the 1923 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[2]

Electoral record
General Election 1922: Glasgow Tradeston [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Thomas Henderson 14,190 55.7 n/a
Unionist Vivian Leonard Henderson 9,977 39.2 −24.2
Liberal Charles de Bois Murray 1,310 5.1 −12.3
Majority 4,213 16.5 n/a
Turnout 25,477 75.4 +21.5
Labour Co-op gain from Unionist Swing n/a
General Election 1923: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 8,570 45.3 +7.0
Unionist George Aitken Clark Hutchison 6,731 35.7 −5.2
Liberal Charles de Bois Murray 3,578 19.0 −1.8
Majority 1,839 9.6 n/a
Turnout 18,879 74.7 +2.0
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.1

Publications
  • Forbes of Culloden, 1936
  • How Scotland is Governed, 1938 (second ed. revised, 1947)
  • Rebuilding Europe, 1944
  • The Law of Wills in Scotland, 1945
  • The Future of Scots Law, 1961

References
  1. ‘MURRAY, Charles de Bois’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 9 Sept 2017
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
  3. The Times, 16 November 1922
  4. The Constitutional Year Book 1929
  5. The Liberal Year Book 1929
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