John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT (August 6 1840–January 20 1917) was a son of the 6th Duke of Atholl and Anne Home-Drummond. He was honourably distinguished for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history.

He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1868, and was Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1910 until his death.

He was Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1878 until his death.

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