Charles David Murray (20 October 1866 - 9 June 1936) was a Scottish Unionist politician, lawyer and judge. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Born in London, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University and was admitted as an advocate in 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1907. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Edinburgh Academy The Edinburgh Academy is a private school that was founded in 1824 to stimulate classical learning in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

He was a Major in the Forth Division of the Royal Engineers (Volunteers), resigning in 1907. He was on the War Office staff from 1915 to 1917, and was appointed a temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Director of National Service for Scotland in 1917. He was awarded a CMG (Military Division) in 1918. Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ...

He became Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute in 1918, and was awarded an LLD by Edinburgh University in 1919. Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town and former royal burgh in the Renfrewshire region of Scotland (see main article on the town of Renfrew, Scotland). ... Bute, sometimes known as Buteshire (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic), is a small traditional county of Scotland. ...

He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in Edinburgh South in 1910, and was elected for the seat in December 1918, holding it until October 1922. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1919 to 1920, and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in March 1920. He was promoted to Lord Advocate in March 1922, holding office until October of that year. He was then raised to the bench with the judicial title Lord Murray, where he served until his death in 1936. Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law. ... Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scots Gaelic), was the chief legal adviser of the United Kingdom Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998. ... The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. ...

Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge. ... Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law. ... Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge. ... Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scots Gaelic), was the chief legal adviser of the United Kingdom Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998. ... William Watson, Baron Thankerton (December 8, 1873 – June 13, 1948) was a Scottish politician and judge. ...