John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl

John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl

John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (born 19 January 1929) is a British peer. He has reportedly refused to use his inherited peerage titles. Born in Johannesburg, he received a BSc in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, a leading South African university. He owns the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders.

The Duke of Atholl is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Murray.

He married Margaret Leach in 1956, and together they have three children:
*Bruce George Ronald Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (b.1960)
*The Lord Craig John Murray (b.1963)
*The Lady Jennifer Murray (b.1958)

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