Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore

Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore VD DL (24 March 1841 – 27 August 1907), styled Viscount Fincastle from birth until 1845, was a Scottish peer, Conservative politician, explorer, author, and artist.

[1] He was the only son of Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore and his wife, Lady Catherine Herbert.

[1] He traveled to North America to observe the American Civil War with a number of other British officers.

He then traveled at least as far as southern Manitoba and painted a number of watercolors across the United States and Canada.

[1] Together, they had six children:[3] Lord Dunmore died at his house near Camberley on 27 August 1907,[12] and was succeeded in his titles by his only son, Alexander.

Lord Dunmore c. 1893, in the Pamir Mountains
"Charlie". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1878.