Alexander Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore


The Earl of Dunmore

Born(1871-04-22)22 April 1871
Portland Place, London, England
Died29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 90)
Sussex Place, London, England
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1892–1907
1914–1918
RankMajor
Unit16th Lancers (The Queen's)
Commands31st Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
ConflictsMahdist War
Tirah Campaign
Malakand Frontier War
Second Boer War
World War I
AwardsVictoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Alexander Edward Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore VC DSO MVO DL (22 April 1871 – 29 January 1962), known by the courtesy title Viscount Fincastle until 1907, was a Scottish peer, soldier and politician.