General Sir James Murray Pulteney, 7th Baronet PC (c. 1755 – 26 April 1811)[1] was a Scottish soldier and British politician.
[5] Murray purchased a majority in 1778, serving with the 4th Regiment of Foot in the West Indies and was involved in the Battle of St Lucia.
[4] In 1789, he was transferred to active duty and was appointed an aide-de-camp to King George III the United Kingdom, ranked as a colonel.
[14] In 1790, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting as a member of parliament (MP) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis until his death in 1811.
[17] She predeceased her husband in 1808 and Murray survived her for three years, dying in Buckenham in Norfolk, from complications after losing an eye when a powder flask accidentally exploded in his face.