David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Mansfield
KT PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Mansfield KT PC
Lord President of the Council
	In office; 17 December 1794 – 1 September 1796
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt
Preceded by	The Earl Fitzwilliam
Succeeded by	The Earl of Chatham
	In office; 2 April 1783 – 19 December 1783
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Portland
Preceded by	The Lord Camden
Succeeded by	The Earl Gower
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
	In office; 27 October 1779 – 27 March 1782
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord North
Preceded by	The Viscount Weymouth
Succeeded by	Office abolished; (The Earl of Shelburne as Home Secretary; and; Charles James Fox as Foreign Secretary)
Personal details
Born	David Murray; 9 October 1727
Died	1 September 1796 (aged 68)
Resting place	Westminster Abbey (body); Comlongon Castle (heart);
Spouses	; Countess Henrietta Frederica von Bünau (m. 1759; died 1766) ; Louisa Cathcart (m. 1776)
Children	Lady Elizabeth Finch-Hatton; Henrietta Murray; David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield; George Murray; Charles Murray; Sir Henry Murray; Lady Caroline Murray;
Parents	David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont; Anne Stewart;
Relatives	William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (paternal uncle)
Alma mater	Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	Politician

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David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 7th Viscount of Stormont, KT, PC (9 October 1727 – 1 September 1796) known as the Viscount of Stormont from 1748 to 1793, was a British diplomat and politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.